Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Traverse Internet Law Federal Court Report: September 2010 Copyright Infringement Cases

The facts are unproven allegations of the Plaintiff and all commentary is based upon the allegations, the truthfulness and accuracy of which are likely in dispute.

FUTURE BLUE, INC. v. DOES 1 – 300
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS (CHICAGO)
1:10-CV-06256
FILED: 9/29/2010

This lawsuit is against “John Does”. If you do not know the party that has stolen your intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, domain names, etc.) you can still file a lawsuit against unknown Defendants and then use subpoenas and other discovery techniques to identify the proper parties.

Future Blue is a producer of adult entertainment content and the Defendants are alleged to be distributing and offering its creative works through the BitTorrent method of distributing data over the Internet. The Defendants are alleged to be uploading and downloading torrent files containing copyright protected content of the Plaintiff.

The lawsuit alleges copyright infringement and requests injunctive relief against all of the Defendants along with actual damages, statutory damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs. Traverse Internet Law Cross-Reference Number 1445.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Traverse Internet Law Federal Court Report: August 2010 Copyright Infringement Cases


The facts are unproven allegations of the Plaintiff and all commentary is based upon the allegations, the truthfulness and accuracy of which are likely in dispute.

RIGHTHAVEN LLC v. MICHAEL A. NYSTROM
DISTRICT OF NEVADA (LAS VEGAS)
2:10-CV-01490
FILED: 8/31/2010

It is important to remember that all online content is not free. Be careful about the content you use on your website and on your web properties, and make sure that the party providing the content has licensed the right to use it, or make sure that the content is truly in the public domain and available for free copying and distribution.

Righthaven is a Nevada corporation and apparently the owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It has been filing numerous lawsuits against parties who have published its articles online. The Defendant is an individual who allegedly owns a website that has an article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal on its site.

Righthaven alleges copyright infringement and requests that the Court order preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, transfer of Defendant domain name to Plaintiff, statutory damages, costs, disbursements, and attorneys’ fees. Traverse Internet Law Cross-Reference Number 1449.