Internet Law

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Copyright Troll Malibu Media files 6 new lawsuits in Middle District of Florida

Malibu Media, LLC, filed six new copyright infringment lawsuits in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.  The complaints allege that each “John Doe” defendant installed a BitTorrent Client, such as uTorrent or Vuze, onto his or her computer, and went to a torrent website, such as TorrentZap,…

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Saved by the bell: Copyright troll Patrick Collins, Inc. too slow for data purge

On May 10, 2012, Patrick Collins, Inc., plaintiff in at least two of the notorious “copyright troll” cases, voluntarily dismissed all the John Doe defendants in a case filed in the Orlando division of the Middle District of Florida because “the time period for which the Internet Service Providers retain the data of the identities…

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Out-of-state blogger defaming a Florida resident
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Yes, a Florida resident can sue an out-of-state blogger in Florida.

After out-of-state blogger Tabatha Marshall allegedly published a blog accusing website operator Internet Solutions Corp (“ISC”) of “on-going criminal activity, specifically ‘phishing’ and consumer fraud,” ISC sued Ms. Marshall for defamation in federal court in Orlando, Florida. Ms. Marshall, a Washington-state resident, moved to dismiss the suit for lack of “personal jurisdiction.”  In other words,…

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