Copyright Law

Copyright Infringement Litigation and BitTorrent Defense

Arising from the United States Consitution, and codified by our federal statutes, U.S. copyright laws protect original literary, musical, dramatic, pictorial, graphic, sculptural, choreographic, and architectural works, as well as sound recordings and motion pictures, that are fixated in any tangible medium of expression. The give authors the right to reproduce their works, prepare derivative works, distribute copies, and perform or display their works publicly.

Copyright infringement occurs when someone, without authorization, copies constituent elements of a copyrighted work that are original.

The Orlando attorneys at Cynthia Conlin & Associates represent both plaintiffs and defendants in various copyright actions. On the plaintiffs’ sides, we represent artists whose works have been unfairly copied; on the defendants’ side, we represent people who have been unfairly accused of copying or distributing artwork, such as, for example, via BitTorrent download.

Because copyright law is exclusive to federal courts, we practice in the three districts courts in Florida: Middle, Southern, and Northern. To find out whether we can help you with your copyright issue, please call us at 407-965-5519 or email us through our contact page.

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Bait Productions sues 959 John Does in Middle District of Florida
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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…

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

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

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

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

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

Filing Motions to Quash in Celestial Inc. v Does 1-378, Docket No. 2:12-cv-00083
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Attorney Conlin is currently filing motions to quash on behalf of anonymous “John Does” in Celestial, Inc. v Does 1-378, Case No. 2:12-cv-83.  The case was filed against 378 anonymous “John Does” in…

New lawsuits from Metro Media Entertainment, LLC and Digital Sin, Inc. join Florida’s copyright troll cases
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This week saw the filing of two new copyright troll cases in the Nortern District of Florida Metro Media Entertainment, LLC v. Does 1-18, No. 3:12-cv-324-MCR-CJK Digital Sin Inc. v. Does 1-16,…

Celestial Inc. given until Oct. 1 to name and serve defendants in lawsuit
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The Middle District of Florida this morning granted Celestial’s motion for an enlargement of time in which to name and serve defendants in Celestial, Inc. v. Does, 2:12-cv-00082-UA-DNF, giving the pornographic film…

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