they sent me an email saying i had downloaded a dvd program and were investigating to see if i downloaded it illegally and if i did that they were going to take legal action
Sorry to hear this happen to you but tuff sh!t. That's what you get for downloading illegal software/music/video -
It's about time people start taking it in the @ss for stealing.
Maybe a nice fat fine...6 figures would be cool. Oh and no bankruptcies can "wash" the judgment away either.