The new year has brought an uptick in new copyright litigation filed against anonymous internet users, with over 442 new “John Doe” copyright lawsuits filed since the Jan 1st .
John Doe copyright lawsuits accounted for 716 of 3680 new copyright filings for the entire Federal Circuit in 2017, representing approximately 20% of all new copyright litigation.
Malibu Media, the Plaintiff in seventeen of the new Pennsylvania copyright lawsuits, alleges violations involving adult videos. Malibu Media is an experienced file-sharing-litigation Plaintiff; it has likely filed the largest number of copyright lawsuits in history.
The online nature of the alleged infringement 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.
The United States has seen a rise in this kind of litigation as more and more Plaintiffs learn how to monetize allegations of online copyright infringement.
Defendants’ first notice of a case is usually a Letter from their Internet Service Provider notifying them that the Plaintiff is seeking their identity. If the case is not resolved there, the Plaintiff usually serves the Defendant with a Summons to respond in Federal District court.
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 a ton 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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- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE 2:2018-cv-00374 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. DOE 2:2018-cv-00377 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. DOE 2:2018-cv-00376 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. DOE 2:2018-cv-00375 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE 2:2018-cv-00371 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE 2:2018-cv-00370 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE 2:2018-cv-00369 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE 2:2018-cv-00368 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE 2:2018-cv-00378 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE 2:2018-cv-00373 paedc 1/29/2018
- MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOE 2:2018-cv-00372 paedc 1/29/2018
- Malibu Media, LLC v John Doe 1:2018-cv-00372 pamdc 2/14/2018
- Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe 1:2018-cv-00370 pamdc 2/14/2018
- Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe Subscriber 4:2018-cv-00368 pamdc 2/13/2018
- Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe Subscriber 4:2018-cv-00373 pamdc 2/13/2018
- Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP Address 174.60.110.31 1:2018-cv-00369 pamdc 2/13/2018
- Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.175.157.54 1:2018-cv-00371 pamdc 2/13/2018
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