Porn purveyors are keeping the wave of copyright troll litigation rolling with a host of recent suits.

The subpoena process is ongoing in West Coast Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-5,829, No. 1:11-cv-00057-CKK, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in January.  This suit, which is focused on the infringement of “Teen Anal Nightmare 2,” is continuing to create havoc for thousands of individuals across the nation, many of whom  are embarrassed, surprised or even disgusted with being associated with the title.  The case was filed by Ellis Bennett of Dunlap, Grubb and Weaver (DGW), the D.C.-area law firm responsible for a dozen or more troll cases pending in the same court.

Four similar Bennett/DGW cases, West Coast Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-1,434, No. 1:11-cv-00055-JEB, Axel Braun Productions v. Does 1-2,823, No. 1:11-cv-00056-EGS, Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-156, No. 1:11-cv-00058-RMU, and Third World Media, LLC v. Does 1-4,171, No. 1:11-cv-00059-RWR, were all filed at the same time and assigned to different judges in the same D.C. courthouse. These cases involve the illustrious productions “Juicy White Anal Booty 4,” “Batman XXX: A Porn Parody,” “Massive Asses 5” and “Tokyo Teens.”  Apparently the subpoena process in these matters is not yet proceeding, as Mr. Bennett and his pornographer clients are still awaiting approval from the court to serve the subpoenas.

More recently, DGW and Mr. Bennett were hired by another porn-maker to file Imperial Enterprises, Inc. v. Does 1-3,145, No. 1:11-cv-00529-RBW.  This follows the same familiar formula as the prior cases, but it involves two films: “Teen Paradise 4” and “Tokyo Cougar Creampies.”  On April 5, Imperial was given permission from the court to send out subpoenas to the ISPs.

Taking a slightly different tactic, Liberty Media Holdings, LLC has unleashed a rash of very recent cases in Florida, Wisconsin, California, Colorado and elsewhere which name not only several “John Doe” parties, but also a specific Bittorrent swarm which was allegedly detected on a specific date sharing a “hash file” identified by a lengthy string of letters and numbers.  The typical complaint alleges not only copyright infringement but also “civil conspiracy,” and blames the Does for “negligence” in “failure to secure their Internet access,” which allegedly allowed others to share copyrighted works. These matters involve a Corbin Fisher film in the gay porn genre, “Down on the Farm.” Most of these cases have been filed by the Randazza Legal Group, led by noted First Amendment attorney Marc Randazza.  Reportedly, Liberty Media has detected up to 40,000 infringers it may pursue.

Finally, a troubling AP story (via MSNBC) on SWAT team home invasions and other rude awakenings experienced by innocent ISP subscribers after their wireless internet access was covertly poached by child pornography enthusiasts.