Firstly, whoever is hauled up, should seek legal advice and have
those "logs of DLers" subpoena-ed. This is an important step to
ensure that they do not smoke the layman, especially youth,
demographically.
In corporate terms, 4k-5k settlement fees is peanuts, but it is
something that may spook even a person who may not be completely
guilty, to actually pay up out of fear.