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Malibu Media and Strike 3 Holdings File 77 Lawsuits in Only 2 Days!
Malibu Media and Strike 3 Holdings are continuing their bombardment of lawsuits across the country by filing another 77 Bittorrent file sharing lawsuits – in only 2 days!
Strike 3 Holdings is responsible for 67 of the John Doe lawsuits, filing 22 cases in New Jersey, 20 in New York, 15 in Connecticut, and 10 in California. During the same time period, Malibu Media filed 10 additional suits in Eastern Michigan.
It’s possible to file 6 dozen lawsuits in such a short period of time is because the allegations are so similar for each suit. The plaintiffs name an IP address they claim downloaded their adult films, list the alleged infringements, and then subpoena an identity from the Internet Service Provider. If not settled or dismissed early, the ISP is required to disclose the account holder’s identity. Unfortunately, once a defendant is named in a lawsuit, this becomes public and easily searchable online.
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Malibu Media Files 36 Bittorrent Lawsuits in 5 Days
In a weekend blitz, Malibu Media has filed 36 Bittorrent lawsuits in Illinois, New York, and Connecticut between July 20 and 24. Illinois alone accounted for 17 lawsuits, while there were 10 filed in New York and 9 in Connecticut.
Unfortunately, bulk filings like these are typical for the Plaintiff, with similar allegations for each suit. Despite similar filings, each suit is potentially worth thousands of dollars in damages. This year has seen an explosive growth in new suits filed from Malibu Media and there seems to be no sign of slowing.
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Explosion in Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media Piracy Bittorrent Lawsuits Shows No Signs of Slowing
In just 10 days, Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media have already filed 123 new copyright infringement lawsuits in just 6 states: Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
These plaintiffs are known for suing IP addresses they allege used Bittorrent to illegally downloaded their movies, often with many infringements per IP 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 more complicated, protracted, and expensive, than a simple case of file-sharing would initially seem.address.
Together, Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media have filed more than a dozen lawsuits a day across just 6 states.
Nationwide Explosion of Online Piracy Bittorrent Lawsuits is 50% of new Copyright Litigation
2018 has seen a huge increase in new copyright litigation being filed against anonymous “John Doe” defendants who are accused of downloading movies and videos via file-sharing or Bittorrent-based software. Approximately 1450 new bittorrent lawsuits have been filed in 2018 so far.
This represents over 50% of new copyright litigation in the United States at this time.
My firm has been representing defendants in these kinds of cases for almost 7 years, now. We have helped over 600 defendants through their cases while mitigating or avoiding the potential damage of a federal copyright lawsuit.