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January 2, 2019 by Leonard J. French

Malibu Media and Strike 3 Holdings File 30 More Cases in Illinois

Reddit user /u/beardfearer may fear beards, but not copyright notices The holidays have been busy for file-sharing lawsuits in Illinois as Malibu Media and Strike 3 Holdings have filed 30 more copyright cases. In December, Strike 3 Holdings filed 8 more BitTorrent cases, while Malibu Media filed 22 cases on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. This has been a record breaking year for both companies. Since January, Malibu Media has filed more than 150 suits in Illinois while Strike 3 Holdings has filed more than 100 cases. Both companies are notorious mass-filers of copyright suits across the country, suing “John Doe” internet subscribers, identified only through their IP addresses.

Strike 3 Holdings owns the rights to Vixen, Tushy, Blacked, and Blacked Raw while Malibu Media owns the rights to X-Art. Although different companies, they operate very similarly. They hire overseas investigators to monitor BitTorrent activity and record any IP addresses observed sharing the Plaintiffs’ films. The Plaintiff then sues the IP address as a “John Doe” and requests the court issue a subpoena to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) so the subscriber can be identified and served with the complaint.

Often, a defendant first discovers the lawsuit when are informed by their ISP about the subpoena and the possibility to file a motion to quash to stop the release of their identity. It is important to begin an effective defense at this stage. Securing representation early can provide you with more options to protect your identity and fight the allegations.

Although each lawsuit is similar, every case represents potentially thousands of dollars in damages per infringement if not properly defended against. These companies invest money into each case and hope to maximize the damages for their financial benefit. These notices are serious. If you do not respond, the ISP is obligated to provide your identity to the Plaintiff, which allows them to serve you with a summons and complaint. Once you are served, you typically have 21 days to respond in Federal court.

December 31, 2018 by Leonard J. French

Pennsylvania Hit with 18 More Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media Lawsuits

Reddit user /u/beardfearer may fear beards, but not copyright notices Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media don’t seem to be taking any time off for the holidays as they have filed 18 new file-sharing lawsuits in Pennsylvania. Both companies are notorious mass-filers of copyright suits against anonymous internet users, identified only by an IP addresses. They hire overseas investigators to monitor bittorrent traffic and identify any IP addresses observed to be downloading and sharing the Plaintiffs’ films. Strike 3 Holdings owns the rights to Vixen, Tushy, Blacked, and Blacked Raw. Malibu Media owns the rights to X-Art. They then sue the IP address as a “John Doe” and ask the courts to subpoena the identity of the internet subscriber through the Internet Service Provider (ISP).

The Plaintiffs are able to file so many lawsuits because each lawsuit is virtually identical, with only the IP address and details of the alleged infringements differing. Usually the defendant first finds out about the lawsuit when they receive a notice from their ISP notifying them about the subpoena and the possibility of filing a motion to quash. It is important to begin an effective defense at this stage. Securing representation early can provide you with more options to protect your identity and fight the allegations.

December 29, 2018 by Leonard J. French

Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media File 75 More Cases in New York

Reddit user /u/beardfearer may fear beards, but not copyright notices Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media don’t seem to be taking any time off for the holidays. They have continued to sweep New York with 75 more file sharing lawsuits against John Does. Strike 3 Holdings has been particularly busy, filing 57 new BitTorrent lawsuits, including 23 on Christmas Day. Malibu Media has also filed 18 more cases against internet subscribers.

Although different companies, Strike 3 Holdings and Malibu Media have similar strategies. They both pay overseas investigators to monitor BitTorrent activity and record the IP addresses observed downloading their copyrighted films. Strike 3 Holdings owns the rights to Vixen, Tushy, Blacked, and Blacked Raw and Malibu Media owns X-Art. Both companies are notorious mass-filers of these copyright suits. The companies then sue the IP addresses for copyright infringement, asking for thousands of dollars in damages per infringement.

The Plaintiffs are able to file so many lawsuits because each lawsuit is virtually identical, with only the IP address and details of the alleged infringements differing. They sue each IP address as a “John Doe” and then subpoena the internet service provider (ISP) to discover the name of the subscriber. Usually the defendant first finds out about the lawsuit when they receive a notice from their ISP regarding the subpoena and the option to file a motion to quash. It is important to begin an effective defense at this stage. Securing representation early can provide you with more options to protect your identity and how to fight the allegations.

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