ISP Subpoenas in Copyright Infringement Cases: When Does a John Doe Defendant Lose Anonymity?

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In many BitTorrent and peer-to-peer copyright infringement lawsuits, the plaintiff begins with an IP address—not the name of the person it intends to sue. Through an ISP subpoena, a copyright plaintiff may seek to identify the Internet subscriber associated with that IP address. Understanding how ISP subpoenas work, and when a John Doe defendant loses … Read more

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