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Strike 3 also licenses its motion pictures to popular broadcasters and Strike 3's motion pictures are the number one selling adult DVDs in the United States . Strike 3's motion pictures and websites have won numerous awards, such as “best cinematography,” “best new studio,” and “adult site of the year.”.
Unfortunately, Strike 3, like a large number of other makers of motion picture and television works, has a major problem with Internet piracy. Often appearing among the most infringed popular entertainment content on torrent websites, Strike 3's motion pictures are among the most pirated content in the world.
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC actually sent me a frightening ISP subpoena letter. Can you advise me on how to best avert this colossal crisis before the deadline?
THE UNLAWFUL DOWNLOAD OVER TIME OR STREAMING OF ADULT MOVIE TITLES PRODUCED UNDER THE BLACKED, TUSHY, AND VIXEN BRANDS.
ONE SETTLEMENT FOR THE UNLAWFUL DOWNLOAD OR STREAMING OF THEIR COPYRIGHTED ADULT MOVIE TITLES PRODUCED UNDER THE BLACKED, TUSHY AND VIXEN BRANDS.
DEPENDS ON WHICH FEDERAL COURT THE CASE IS FILED IN. DEPENDS ON THE PROCLIVITIES OF THE PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY / STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC’S LOCAL COUNSEL, AND WHETHER HE/SHE IS WILLING TO NAME AND SERVE EACH DEFENDANT, AND WHETHER HE/SHE IS WILLING OR ABLE TO CONDUCT DISCOVERY.
THEY FILE A COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT IN FEDERAL COURT AGAINST ONE UNKNOWN “JOHN DOE” DEFENDANT WITH ONE ACCUSED IP ADDRESSES. TRACKING OF THE DEFENDANT OFTEN TOOK PLACE FOR MONTHS OR YEARS BEFORE THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED.
1) HAVE AN ATTORNEY DEFEND THE CLAIMS IN LITIGATION (RESULT: ATTORNEY FEES, NOT REFUNDABLE; EVENTUAL DISMISSAL).
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IN ONE PAGE ABOUT YOUR STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC (THE ADULT MOVIE TITLES PRODUCED BY BLACKED, TUSHY AND VIXEN) LAWSUIT AND ISP SUBPOENA (FAQ).
Strike 3 Holdings LLC is a company that produces pornographic films. Their adult films are published under the subscription sites Blacked, Vixen, and Tushy. They are currently filing federal lawsuits, as well as lawsuits in Florida State Court for copyright infringement. Did you receive a notice from your Internet Service Provider (AT&T, Verizon, ...
Using a variety of methods and technology, Strike 3 Holdings was allegedly able to track illegal downloads of their content to your IP address. Once Strike 3 Holdings has your IP address, they can do a ‘reverse lookup’ and figure out who provides the internet to your home (Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Cox, etc.).
In fact, if you delete content it can end up making your penalties worse and appear as an admission of guilt. Contact an experienced internet service provider subpoena defense attorney. Once you’re sure you’re being sued, contact someone who can guide you through the next steps.
A so-called “copyright troll” is a person or company that enforces copyrights it owns with the goal of making money through the litigation. The methods used by Strike 3 are typical of a copyright troll and can often resemble an extortion scheme.
Strike 3 is claim ing that a group of people, whose names it has not yet uncovered, have illegally downloaded videos produced under one or more of its brands. It is hoping to recoup the money it is legally entitled to as a result of having its copyrighted material reproduced (i.e. downloaded) without its consent.
The Miami-Dade cases are filed under the “pure bill of discovery” theory, which means that Strike 3 is not suing to obtain a judgment of damages for but rather to get your name and address so that it might file another lawsuit against you in federal court in the jurisdiction where you live. The reason the cases are filed in Florida — ...
It has often been said, in the world of BitTorrent defense, “An IP address is not a person.” The reason is that an IP address can identify a router, but not an individual. In the now frequently quoted case of Cobbler Nevada v. Gonzales, the Ninth Circuit explained:
Filing a motion to quash the subpoena is often based on one or more of the following factors: 1 The court in which the lawsuit was filed is not in your jurisdiction 2 The plaintiff has joined too many defendants (e.g. Does 1-25) and the court has been deprived of a great deal of filing fees instead of filing individual suits and the case docket will become unmanageable. Technically this is an additional motion to “sever” the defendants from each other. 3 The plaintiff has engaged in some kind of dirty business or technical chicanery, such as unethical practices in prior cases; the complaint fails to state a cause of action and does not include necessary facts, or the BitTorrent “swarm” as alleged in the complaint does not properly connect the numerous defendants together.
No lawyer can ever predict the future , but certain issues have a higher likelihood of success than others. In 2020, Antonelli Law continues to be encouraged that in some cases filing motions to quash the subpoena in BitTorrent movie download cases may be worthwhile.
Strike 3 Holdings uses Florida’s “pure bill of discovery” to file cases and obtain a defendant’s personal information. Many have argued that this is a misuse of the bill and have in turn filed motions to quash the case. While some defendants find success with this option, it isn’t always a permanent solution to the lawsuit.
As stated above, a motion to quash can inform the court that the plaintiff has engaged in some kind of dirty business or technical chicanery, such as unethical practices in prior cases.