BitTorrent
533 Doe Defendants in 9 Porn BitTorrent Lawsuits
More porn BitTorrent suits were filed in the past week by First Time Videos, K-Beech, Hard Drive Productions and Elegant Angel.
BitTorrent Defendant Paying Up, But Says He Didn't Trade Porn
One of the John Does named in a Corbin Fisher BitTorrent suit has decided to settle with the gay porn company, agreeing to a $10,401 judgment while also acknowledging that his failure to secure a wireless router may have invited nefarious torrent users to trade stolen content.
K-Beech Files 6 Porn BitTorrent Suits This Week
Six of the seven porn BitTorrent suits filed in federal court this week were initiated by K-Beech Video, which all told filed against 361 John Doe defendants.
XPays Alleges 2257 Violations in 'Hilton' BitTorrent Suit
XPays has filed its second copyright infringement complaint against BitTorrent users who are alleged to have shared the “Paris Hilton Sex Tape.”
Lucas, K-Beech File Porn BitTorrent Suits This Week
K-Beech Video and Lucas Entertainment filed porn BitTorrent civil suits this week.
4 Porn BitTorrent Filings Target 357
Since the July 4 holiday, four adult companies have filed suits at federal courts in California and Virginia against 357 alleged copyright infringers for sharing content over the web.
Elegant Angel, K-Beech File Porn BitTorrent Suits
Two Porn Valley studios filed 10 copyright infringement suits against 254 John Does within the past week.
Corbin Fisher Awarded Porn BitTorrent Judgment
Adult studio Corbin Fisher said Wednesday that it has been awarded a $63,000 default judgment against a Canadian BitTorrent user who allegedly shared two of the studio's scenes.
Busy Week for Porn BitTorrent Suits With 11 Filings
Eleven copyright infringement suits were filed against thousands of alleged porn BitTorrent users last week — one of the busiest in terms of adult copyright litigation.
7 Porn BitTorrent Suits Filed in Chicago
BitTorrent attorney John Steele since Monday has filed seven copyright suits against 260 alleged infringers of adult content at federal court in Chicago.
Porn BitTorrent Attorney John Steele Scolded by Judge
Just three days after Illinois attorney John Steele filed, then voluntary removed, a porn BitTorrent suit targeting 22 John Does, a U.S. judge saw this as an opportunity to blast Steele for his tactics.
Judge Rules ISPs Aren't 'People' in BitTorrent Lawsuits
In a move that some industry watchers say may be the beginning of the end of massive “quick settlement” BitTorrent lawsuits, U.S. Judge Harold Baker has ruled that IP addresses aren't people and blocked Canadian adult company VPR Internationale from subpoenaing ISPs of alleged copyright infringers.
Hard Drive Productions Files 3 More BitTorrent Suits
Hard Drive Productions on Wednesday filed three more porn BitTorrent suits targeting those who have traded specific online videos from the "Amateur Allure" series.
Ukranian Cops Raid Huge BitTorrent Site
Ukranian police have shut down Pornolab.net, what could be the largest adult BitTorrent site in the world.
Scores of Porn BitTorrent Suits Filed on Friday
Friday was a big day for porn BitTorrent claims, with three adult entertainment companies filing seven copyright infringement suits against 120 unnamed John Does.
Elegant Angel Filing 43 Porn BitTorrent Suits Targeting 430
Elegant Angel has launched a national campaign against porn BitTorrent piracy with the eventual filing of 43 lawsuits targeting 430 unnamed defendants in four states across the U.S., XBIZ has learned.
EFF Blasts BlazingBucks' BitTorrent Class Action
The EFF has asked a federal judge in Illinois to quash subpoenas issued in the BlazingBucks copyright infringement suit and urged the court to dismiss the case.
Bittorrent Legal Mania
There have been a lot of news stories in the adult industry press lately about adult content producers filing lawsuits against large numbers of unnamed defendants allegedly infringing their content via peer-to-peer file sharing systems.
'Gloryhole' Suit Targets 17 Porn BitTorrent Users
Seventeen unnamed defendants were hit with charges they shared "Gloryhole: Dayna Vendetta" over a BitTorrent protocol, according to a suit filed Wednesday.
EFF Rolls Out Porn BitTorrent Spreadsheet
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published an Excel spreadsheet document listing recent dismissals of porn BitTorrent cases.