Copyright Law

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Nu Image sues 198 John Does in Middle District of Florida for ‘The Expendables”

Last month copyright troll Nu Image, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, for the alleged illegal downloading by 198 Internet accountholders of the Hollywood film The Expendables.  Nu Image, Inc. v. Does 1-198, 2:12-cv-00359-JES-DNF. The lawsuit is filed by the firm Dunlap, Grubb, & Weaver, in Naples, Florida,…

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Tomcat Films sues for ‘mockbuster’ Aliens v. Avatars (Case No. 4:12-cv-261)

On May 29, 2012, Tomcat Films, LLC filed a lawsuit against something like 350 Internet accountholders.  On June 25, 2012, the Court granted Tomcat leave to take early discovery, and shortly afterward it served subpoenas on various Internet Service Providers. In July, Internet customers began receiving letters or email notifications from their ISPs, such as…

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Nu Image has until Nov. 20 to serve Defendants in case against Does 1-3,932

Yesterday the Middle District of Florida granted Plaintiff NU IMAGE, INC. an extension of time in which to name and serve the 3,932 Doe Defendants it is pursuing in Nu Image, Inc. v. Does 1-3932, 2:11-cv-545-FtM-29SPC. The lawsuit was originally filed on September 26, 2011.  In federal court, a plaintiff generally has 120 days in…

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