Report: swathes of publishers targeting German "pirates"

UPDATE: We've been passed a statement regarding the below from Ubisoft, which says: "Ubisoft has not issued any legal claims similar to those mentioned in the Torrentfreak article in over three years."
ORIGINAL STORY: A large number of publishers are reportedly sending letters to those they claim have illegally downloaded games, threatening legal action unless they pay fines of several hundred euros.
After CD Projekt said last week it would no longer be pursuing those it accused of pirating PC RPG The Witcher 2: Assassin Of Kings, Torrentfreak dug deeper and found a host of publishers were doing the same thing, and that the practice is not limited purely to new releases.
Atari was found to have sought damages of several hundred euros for games including Alone In The Dark, Test Drive Unlimited and its sequel. Koch Media has pursued alleged illegal downloaders ofDead Island and Prison Break: The Conspiracy, and Ubisoft has done likewise with Rainbow Six: Vegas.
Square Enix has been at it too, reportedly demanding €800 from those it accuses of downloading Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and is also seeking recompense from those pirating Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Dungeon Siege III and Just Cause 2. Codemasters is also at it, pursuing those it claims downloaded Dirt 3 and Operation Flashpoint: Red River.
There's more, too, with Torrentfreak claiming that "dozens" of developers and publishers are taking advantage of German copyright legislation and demanding several hundred euros from those it accuses of illegal videogame downloads.

http://www.edge-online.com/news/repo...german-pirates