RedTube‘s Alex Taylor released a statement saying: „RedTube stands by its firm opinion that these letters are completely unfounded and that they violate the rights of those who received it in a very serious manner,“ describing the court‘s actions as blackmail and a violation of privacy.

The copyright lawyer Christian Solmecke told the Guardian that there was not only „no legal basis“ for the fines, but that it was possible that the law firm behind the letters may have broken the law: „It is hard to imagine how the IP addresses of the users could have been obtained on a legal basis.“