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Malibu Media, LLC v. John Does 1, 6, 13, 14

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 18, 2013No. Civil Action No. 12-2078PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM — REPORT ON BELLWETHER TRIAL

BAYLSON, District Judge.

After determining a “Bellwether” Trial would be the best way to achieve a resolution of numerous copyright infringement complaints filed in this district by Plaintiff Malibu Media, LLC (“Malibu”), expedited pretrial proceedings resulted in a non-jury trial on June 10, 2013. Malibu, a producer of adult cinemas, alleged Defendants had downloaded its movies using a type of software known as “BitTorrent” without paying a licensing fee, and were therefore liable for damages for copyright infringement.

The proceedings resulted in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
  2. FREE SPEECH COALITION, INC. v. HolderDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe Subscriber Assigned IP Address 68.82.141.39District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2019
  2. Grant Heilman Photography, Inc. v. McGraw-Hill CompaniesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
  3. Malibu Media, LLC v. BaiazidDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2015
  4. Malibu Media, LLC v. DoeDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2019

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