The Video Protection Alliance, a franchise of Nexicon, tracks down and attempts to force settlements from alleged copyright infringers. Apparently, they circumvent privacy protection laws by using ISPs to forward settlement requests for various copyright holders to alleged infringers. Video Protection Alliance (VPA) claims to operate for several porn studios. The methods they use are very similar to Getamnesty and Payartists and are designed to get cash payments from illicit file-sharers without the legal burden of finding out who they... read full review »