CYBERSPACE—Undaunted by the recent setback in West Virginia, where a federal judge ordered the severing of thousands of anonymous alleged infringers in John Doe copyright infringement lawsuits brought by attorney Kenneth Ford on behalf of adult studios, a spate of similar lawsuits were filed in late December in California and Texas. The number of new John Doe defendants is in the 13,000 range.
New lawsuits filed in December include:
Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-3757
Filed: December 28, 2010 as 4:2010cv05886 in Northern California
Evasive Angles, Inc. v. Does 1-1149
Filed: December 27, 2010 as 3:2010cv05885 in Northern California
Diabolic Video Productions, Inc v. Does 1-2099
Filed: December 23, 2010 as 5:2010cv05865 in Northern California
New Sensations, Inc v. Does 1-1745
Filed: December 23, 2010 as 3:2010cv05863 in Northern California
New Sensations, Inc v. Does 1-1768
Filed: December 23, 2010 as 5:2010cv05864 in Northern California
Third Degree Films, Inc v. Does 1-2010
Filed: December 23, 2010 as 5:2010cv05862 in Northern California
D & E Media, LLC v. DOES 1-258
Filed: January 2, 2011 as 3:2011cv00001 in Northern Texas
Serious Bidness, LLC v. DOES 1-109
Filed: January 2, 2011 as 3:2011cv00002 in Northern Texas
Adult Source Media v. DOES 1 - 247
Filed: December 21, 2010 as 3:2010cv02605 in Northern Texas
Harmony Films Ltd. v. Does 1-739
Filed: November 25, 2010 as 3:2010cv02412 in Northern Texas
