Legal Opinion
Third Degree Films v. Does 1-47
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 2, 2012No. Civil Action No. 12-10761-WGYPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In recent months, this Court has grown increasingly troubled by “copyright trolling,”1 specifically as it has evolved in the adult film industry. The Court is not alone in its concern. Judges, scholars, and journalists alike have noted the recent trend—in*190deed, new business mode2—-whereby adult film companies file mass lawsuits against anonymous Doe defendants, identified only by their IP addresses, alleging that each IP address reproduced its pornographic film via file sharing technology in a single swarm, thus infringing the company’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Digital Sin, Inc. v. Does 1-176District Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- In Re EMC CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2012
- Hanley v. First Investors Corp.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1993
- In re Relafen Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Malibu Media, LLC v. John Does 1, 2, 4-7, 11, 16, 17, & 21District Court, M.D. Florida · 2013
- Malibu Media, LLC v. John Does 1-6District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2013
- Klamath Irrigation District v. the United States 01-591l and 01-5910l Through 01United States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
- Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-38District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
- Metro Media Entertainment, LLC v. SteinruckDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2012
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