Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Doe

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

This action is just one case of many in what can only be referred to as an onslaught of litigation commenced by pornographic movie producers, alleging direct and indirect copyright infringement based upon the accused illegal downloading of them works through BitTorrent technology. Presently before the Court is the Defendant John Doe’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (“Rule 12(b)(6)”). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

I. BACKGROUND

In order…