Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media continue to inundate Federal courts around the country with file-sharing lawsuits against individual, anonymous internet subscribers. In the past few days, Strike 3 Holdings has filed 62 copyright infringement lawsuits in California (29 cases), Colorado (9 cases), Illinois (6 cases), New York (6 cases), Pennsylvania (1 case), and Virginia (11 cases). Malibu Media has also filed 23 additional cases in Michigan (1 case), New Jersey (12 cases), and Texas (8 cases). This has been a record breaking year. So far, Strike 3 Holdings has filed more than 1700 lawsuits this year. Malibu Media is not far behind with more than 1000 cases.
Although different companies, both Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media have similar tactics in aggressively pursuing alleged downloaders of their adult films. Strike 3 Holdings owns the Blacked, Tushy, and Vixen brands. Malibu Media owns the X-Art brand. Both Plaintiffs begin by identifying an IP address they claim participated in downloading and sharing their films through Bittorrent networks and then sue the unnamed account holder as a John Doe. As they only have an IP address, they ask the courts to subpoena the defendant’s identity from the Internet Service Provider (ISP) so the defendant can be formally served.
Defendants usually first learn they are being sued when they receive a letter from their ISP that informs them the Plaintiff has subpoenaed their identity. Because federal civil lawsuits are generally public record and easily searchable, many defendants wish to remain anonymous to minimize the suit’s effect on their private and professional lives. If a defendant wishes to remain anonymous, it is vital they retain counsel without delay.
The online nature of the alleged infringement also presents a challenge to defendants wishing to put forth a full legal defense. Defendants often find the litigation to more complicated, protracted, and expensive than a simple case of file-sharing would initially seem.
If you have received a notice in one of these cases, please don’t hesitate to call me immediately at 888.801.8681. If calling after-hours, please leave a message; I do return calls after-hours.
I have years of experience defending file-sharing lawsuits and can help you achieve the best outcome possible. I have defeated several copyright plaintiffs in lawsuits around the U.S.; I also fought Malibu Media in their first trial. I’ve represented over 600 defendants in both settling and litigating file-sharing lawsuits. I’ve written a subpoena defense guide for your information, as well.
I look forward to speaking with you and helping you put this matter behind you. Please don’t hesitate to call. 888.801.8681.
Yours,
Leonard French
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- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.8.192.28 1:18-cv-02474 filed 2018/09/27
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.153.113.97 1:18-cv-02475 filed 2018/09/27
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.153.13.19 1:18-cv-02476 filed 2018/09/27
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.229.227.193 1:18-cv-02477 filed 2018/09/27
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.229.40.25 1:18-cv-02478 filed 2018/09/27
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.3.203.105 1:18-cv-02479 filed 2018/09/27
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.34.23.95 1:18-cv-02480 filed 2018/09/27
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.70.254.125 1:18-cv-02481 filed 2018/09/27
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.71.68.57 1:18-cv-02482 filed 2018/09/27
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- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. DOE subscriber assigned IP address 24.1.192.28 1:18-cv-06536-SLE filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. DOE subscriber assigned IP address 24.15.151.173 1:18-cv-06537-RMD filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. DOE subscriber assigned IP address 67.176.181.143 1:18-cv-06538-CPK filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.247.95.149 1:18-cv-06545 filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.97.8.70 1:18-cv-06535 filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. DOE subscriber assinged IP address 73.246.85.187 1:18-cv-06542 filed 2018/09/26
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- Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe 2:18-cv-13041-JEL filed 2018/09/27
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- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.24.45.223 3:18-cv-14306 filed 2018/09/26
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 148.75.22.183 2:18-cv-14308 filed 2018/09/26
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.54.149.234 2:18-cv-14309 filed 2018/09/26
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.54.196.175 2:18-cv-14312 filed 2018/09/26
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.70.216.129 2:18-cv-14313 filed 2018/09/26
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.70.87.11 2:18-cv-14317 filed 2018/09/26
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 24.184.205.235 3:18-cv-14328 filed 2018/09/27
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 24.190.250.170 3:18-cv-14329 filed 2018/09/27
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 24.191.192.51 3:18-cv-14330 filed 2018/09/27
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 47.20.212.106 3:18-cv-14332 filed 2018/09/27
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.121.4.130 3:18-cv-14336 filed 2018/09/27
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[su_spoiler title=”The 6 new Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits in New York are:” style=”modern-orange”][su_list icon=”icon: legal”]
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe 1:18-cv-05403 filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe 1:18-cv-05406 filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe 1:18-cv-05402 filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe 1:18-cv-05407 filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe 1:18-cv-05401 filed 2018/09/26
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe 1:18-cv-05405 filed 2018/09/26
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- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.187.96.98 1:18-cv-01879-JEJ filed 2018/09/25
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[su_spoiler title=”The 11 new Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits in Virginia are:” style=”modern-orange”][su_list icon=”icon: legal”]
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01219-AJT filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01220-CMH filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01216-AJT filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01223-AJT filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01221-CMH filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01224-LMB filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01214-CMH filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01222-AJT filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01218-LMB filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01217-LO filed 2018/09/25
- Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 1:18-cv-01215-LO filed 2018/09/25
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