New copyright actions were filed the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington by Criminal Productions, Inc.

Criminal Productions allegedly holds rights to the sci-fi flick Criminal, which stars Kevin Costner as a brain-damaged convict implanted with the memories of a deceased CIA operative. This follows other Criminal Productions suits recently filed in Oregon.

As noted in past Troll Defense report, Criminal Productions is an affiliate of Nu Image / Millennium Films, which hold interests in numerous films that have been the subject of prior “copyright troll”-style enforcement actions, including London Has Fallen, Automata, The Humbling, The Expendables, Charlie Countryman and Bad Lieutenant.

The new Criminal lawsuits allege copyright infringement by many “Doe” parties through their use of BitTorrent file-sharing software. The plaintiff is out for statutory damages pursuant to the Copyright Act, attorney’s fees and costs, and an injunction against further infringement.

Like many other similar lawsuits filed in the Western District, these complaints were signed by attorney David A. Lowe of Lowe Graham Jones PLLC. A case listing with links to the complaints is below.

UPDATE (10/09/16): Three new Criminal Productions cases against 41 Does were filed in recent weeks.

UPDATE (11/1/16): Two new Criminal Productions cases against 26 Does were filed in recent weeks.

UPDATE (2/1/17): Another Criminal Productions case against 8 Does was recently filed.

Parties and subscribers receiving ISP notices of these actions can contact attorney Benjamin Justus for a free consultation regarding possible options.

Filed: 05/20/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-00729
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-14

Filed: 06/09/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-00860
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-6

Filed: 06/30/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-01016
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-9

Filed: 07/29/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-01177
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-15

Filed: 08/12/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-01272
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-18

Filed: 08/26/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-01351
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-16

Filed: 08/26/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-01352
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-17

Filed: 10/10/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-01589
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-15

Filed: 10/21/2016
Case No. 2:16-cv-01647
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-11

Filed: 01/24/2017
Case No. 2:17-cv-00102
Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-8