This ruling does seem like a shift closer to what the MPAA and RIAA want. The previous case as I recall was basically the judge saying “bring me some real evidence identifying a person, not just an easy-to-forge log file of IP addresses and times”.
This ruling is more like “Fine, an easy-to-forge log file of IP addresses is enough evidence for us to force Teksavvy to have to give you subscriber information for who had those IP addresses at those times. And fine, you can send threatening letters to them, but we’re going to look at the letters to make sure they’re not too threatening.”
