Copyright Law

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Bait Productions sues 959 John Does in Middle District of Florida

Starting on the befitting launch date of Halloween, a new copyright Plaintiff recently began filing suits in mass in the Middle District of Florida.  Since then, film company Bait Productions Ltd. has filed 16 lawsuits against a total of 959 anonymous John Does.   The suits are for the alleged infringement of an Australian film, Bait…

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New troll case sues 675 John Does in West Coast Productions v. Does 1-675, 3:12-cv-964

A new copyright troll case, West Coast Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-675, 3:12-cv-964-TJC-TEM, was filed in the Jacksonville Division of the Middle District of Florida on August 29, 2012, by Jeffrey W. Weaver of Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver, PLLC, who also represents other trolls Celestial, Inc. and Nu Image, Inc. The lawsuit is filed against…

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Judge Whittemore grants only ‘in part’ Malibu Media’s motion to serve subpoenas in Malibu Media v. Does 1-28, 8:12-cv-1167

Yesterday the Honorable James D. Whittemore of the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, granted a motion for copyright troll Malibu Media, but in part, denied the motion. Doc. 5 of Malibu Media, LLC v. Does 1-28, 8:12-cv-1167 (M.D. Fla.).  His order is a little different from many of the other…

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