On July 12th, 2011, we were all in dismay as to how Judge Kollar-Kotelly allowed the West Coast Productions v. Does 1-5,829 (1:11-cv-00057-CKK) case (in the US District Court for the District of Columbia) to stay alive, especially after imposing a hard deadline enforcing FRCP Rule 4(m) on the plaintiff attorneys which came and went … Read more
This site is dedicated to educating the internet user accused of copyright infringement via the peer-to-peer (P2P) software (a.k.a. “bittorrent”). Most likely, you received a letter from your ISP in the mail along with a subpoena, where you are identified as a “John Doe” defendant in a lawsuit. Alternatively, you have been contacted by the … Read more
I was reviewing the various New Sensations, Inc v. Does cases in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, and one of them caught my attention. In the New Sensations, Inc v. Does 1-1745 (3:10-cv-05863-WHA) case, I noticed that Judge William Alsup has taken over this case. This can only be good … Read more
There is an interesting case coming out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California — the court where most of John Steele’s newer and smaller Does 1-40 cases are showing up. In severing and dismissing all defendants (except Doe #1) in the Pacific Century International Ltd., v. Does 1-101 (4:11-cv-02533-DMR) case, … Read more
I cannot believe I am saying this, but the West Coast Productions v. Does 1-5,829 (1:11-cv-00057-CKK) case filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia is still ALIVE. In short, Judge Kollar-Kotelly has made no secret of the fact that she is beginning to tire of this case. In her most recent … Read more