Summary: After being served by Strike 3 Holdings based on IP-address evidence, the case moves from anonymous ISP subpoena practice into standard federal copyright litigation. Strike 3 must prove that the named individual—not merely the internet connection—committed infringement. TL;DR: If you were served by Strike 3 Holdings after your ISP released your information, you are … Read more
Why I love the IGNORE route for our innocent clients. I wanted to take a moment to share a revelation I had regarding the IGNORE route — a strategy we often discuss with clients who did not do the download and do not wish to settle. NOTE: The word “ignore” is actually a misnomer, as … Read more
Tweaking an old strategy for a more effective one. For those of you who speak to me on Twitter, I am working on implementing a new strategy based on Matthew Sag’s “Defense Against The Dark Arts of Copyright Trolling” paper. Most relevant to this is finding representation for John Doe Defendants who did not do … Read more
Introducing the Swarm Joinder Defense Strategy I am investigating a new strategy for clients who are named and served as part of a bittorrent swarm. This swarm joinder defense strategy states that if the plaintiff claims that you were part of a bittorrent swarm, then each downloader from that swarm needs to be joined as a … Read more