London, U.K. – The Guardian newspaper of London recently reported on the rash of BitTorrent lawsuits that have been filed in the United States. The Guardian reports on the claims of a blogger named TorrentFreak who has been vigorously tracking the BitTorrent lawsuits. Notably, TorrentFreak tracks that over 200,000…
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Another Update to Hard Drive v. 21 Indiana John Does: Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss, Court May Strike Anonymous Letters
Indianapolis, IN – There have been further updates to the Hard Drive Productions case in the Southern District of Indianathat Intellectual Property Law News has been closely following. The Hard Drive case is one of three similar copyright infringement lawsuits in the Southern District of Indiana all involving file sharing…
Broadcast Music, Inc. et al Sues Bertee’s Inc. et al for Copyright Infringement of Musical Composition
Indianapolis, IN – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music Inc. (“BMI”) of New York, New York and fifteen music publishing companies filed a copyright infringement suit in the Southern District of Indianaalleging Bertee’s Inc. d/b/a Bertee’s Sports Café and Kelly D. Kendrick of Fortville, Indiana infringed eight copyrighted songs that…
BMI Sues Diamond Investments Inc. D/B/A The Juke Box Live for Copyright Infringement of Eight Songs
Indianapolis, IN – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) of New York, New York and fourteen music publishing companies filed a copyright infringement suit in the Southern District of Indianaalleging Diamond Investments Inc. d/b/a The Juke Box Live , and Salvatore T. Mazza of Franklin, Indiana infringed eight…
Update: Righthaven Controversial Copyright Infringement Case Dismissed, Countersued for Legal Fees
Las Vegas, NV — In May, Indiana Intellectual Property Law News reported on Righthaven, LLC, a controversial company that claims to enforce copyrights online. One of the cases Righthaven pursued has recently been in the news again and illustrates the risk of pursuing copyright lawsuits that are not well…
Update to Hard Drive Productions BitTorrent Copyright Infringement Case: John Doe Letters Ask Court Not to Allow Discovery
Indianapolis, IN – Several anonymous letters have been sent to the Southern District of Indiana regarding the Hard Drive Productions Copyright infringement case, all opposing any discovery attempts in the case that might reveal the identities of persons alleged to have illegally downloaded pornographic videos. Intellectual Property Law News…
Update to Harvest Scents v. KMI Jury Trial: Settlement Reached Before Case Sent to Jury
Indianapolis, IN – In May, Indiana Intellectual Property Law Newsblogged about the jury trial in the copyright infringement case Harvest Scents v. KMI. The jury trial began on May 2, 2011 in the Southern District of Indiana and was presided over by Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney. According to…
DIRECTV Sues Corner Bar & Grill For Copyright Infringement for Improper Interception Of NFL Games
Evansville, IN – Copyright lawyers for DIRECTV of California filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Kevan Tally and Michael Schnell, owners of McGahery Enterprises, Inc., which operates the Corner Bar & Grill in Evansville, Indiana infringed copyrighted NFL games by illegal intercepted…
Coach Files Two Trademark and Copyright Infringement Lawsuits in Northern District Over Knock-Off Coach Items
South Bend; IN – Trademark and copyright lawyers for Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc. of New York, New York filed two trademark infringement lawsuits in the Northern District of Indiana. In the first lawsuit, intellectual property attorneys have alleged that Diva’s House of Style and Elizabeth “Beth” Bond…
Boy Racer, Inc. Sues 23 Indiana John Does for Copyright Infringement of an Adult Video Via BitTorrent
New Albany, IN – Copyright lawyers for Boy Racer, Inc. of North Bellmore, New York filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging 23 Indiana John Does infringed the copyrighted work, a video called LA PINK, which has been registered by the US Copyright Office.…