Tips and Commentary for Individuals Accused of Civil Liability for Internet Activities
reFX Software, Inc., the Canadian maker of professional-grade music mixing software plug-ins, has filed at least two mass Bittorrent lawsuits in federal courts in Illinois and Missouri.
reFX makes plug-ins for ROM sampler or “Rompler” software engines commonly used by electronic and dance music-makers to synthesize tracks. The Complaint includes an explanation for these products…
The past few months have seen a major uptick in Bittorrent copyright lawsuit filings in the District Courts of Washington and Oregon. The filing attorneys are relative newcomers and are apparently hoping to avoid some of the past problems experienced by Prenda Law attorneys and others whom have been scolded for imprecise and sloppy investigations and other procedural irregularities. These new filers are reportedly focusing on geo-location technologies and more robust online investigations to support appropriate jurisdiction and venue.
Continue Reading Wave of Torrent Litigation Crashes on the Pacific Northwest
Some readers may have heard about a recent putative class action lawsuit filed by a Louisville, Kentucky resident against several porn studios for their now-familiar subpoena, threat and litigation tactics. The lawsuit, which is described and linked in full within this article by David Kravets of Wired, makes claims for violations of the federal RICO…
Subpoenas are being issued out of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in the case of 4:Twenty Media, Inc. v. Swarm Sharing Hash Files [very long alphanumeric]; and Does 1-1,341, Case No. 6:12-cv-00031.
This case was filed by Joseph C. Peiffer of New Orleans firm Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsey Willis and…
Reports indicate that major ISPs, including Time Warner Cable, are delivering notices to customers in response to subpoenas issued by Camelot Distribution Group, Inc. Camelot is pursuing the Does over the alleged infringed of the copyrights to “Wreckage,” a 2010 horror/drag racing film featuring Aaron Paul of the celebrated AMC series “Breaking Bad.”
The subpoeanas…
By now readers may have heard about a handful of lawsuits being pursued by XPays, Inc., a company that apparently specializes in the monetization of celebrity sex tapes through its “performance commerce network.”
Two cases filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California have sought to protect the rights to some…
The strength of a mass copyright lawsuit against hundreds or thousands of Does depends very heavily on the early reception it enjoys from the federal district court which manages it. As was mentioned in a prior post regarding challenges to ISP subpoenas in certain cases from the U.S. District Court in D.C., an individual court’s…
In another set-back for ISP subscribers targeted in the ongoing Torrent troll campaign, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell recently entered multiple lengthy opinions denying over 75 motions to quash subpoenas that had been issued in three prominent mass copyright suits, motions for dismissal, and other challenges to the subpoena process employed in the case.…
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…