If you have downloaded Dallas Buyers Club illegally in Australia, you may be receiving a stern letter in the mail.

The rights holder to the movie in Australia, Dallas Buyers Club LLC (DBC), won a landmark case in April to obtain the details of 4,726 users who illegally uploaded the movie from Australian Internet service providers (ISPs) such as iiNet.

In recent months, the specifics of the letter that will be sent to infringers has been a hot topic in federal court, due to fears of speculative invoicing, which is when large sums are demanded and an infringer is told if they pay, they will avoid being taken to court.

Justice Nye Perram decided both the draft letter and telephone script should be handed over as evidence after scrutinising the issue. The letter and script, which were given to the court on Friday, have been obtained by Mashable Australia.

The final letter, as reported earlier by Mashable Australia, is not set to outline an amount the infringer will be fined. The draft instead requests the pirate make contact with DBC's lawyers to discuss a settlement amount.

If a user admits responsibility for the piracy, they will be charged damages for the uploading and downloading of the film, damages for legal costs incurred by DBC in obtaining account information and any additional damages, according to the draft letter. If DBC takes legal action, the pirate will also be responsible for those costs.

The questions an infringer may be subjected to if they choose to discuss a settlement with DBC include:

Are you unemployed, disabled or suffering from terminal illness?

Are you currently employed and on what basis?

What is your annual income?

How long have you been using the BitTorrent network?

Did you download DBC on the BitTorrent network? If so, when? If not, how did you get it on your computer to make it available to other on the BitTorrent network?

How many titles do you have available now and in the past on the BitTorrent network?

The cost is dependent on the individual's circumstances. "It is not simply a question of paying for the price of obtaining a copy of the film," the draft letter explains. "On peer to peer networks, any work file shared is made available to hundreds, if not thousands of persons, thereby giving a potential claim for damages in respect of multiple copies of our client’s work."

This means it is unlikely a settlement will be a low amount, especially if an infringer is a regular user of the BitTorrent network.

Senior Counsel for iiNet Richard Lancaster told the court on Thursday the letter is too forceful for those accused of piracy. "It clearly comes on too strong in terms of damages," he said, according to CNET.

While Ian Pike, senior counsel representing DBC, disputed the claim. "We seem to be in a slightly parallel universe about what this letter is," he said. "It is not a letter being sent on a court letterhead ... there is nothing in the letter or the script that oversteps the mark."

If you receive a letter from DBC, your best bet is to seek legal advice.