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American Heist Download Cases Filed

21 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Carl Crowell has filed yet another round of complaints for Voltage Pictures, this time for the BitTorrent downloads of the film American Heist, starring Hayden Christensen and Adrien Brody.

Voltage Pictures LLC et al v. Doe

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00668-SB, -00669-SB
File Date: Monday, April 20, 2015
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, Glacier Films USA Inc., Glacier Films 1 LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell, Drew P. Taylor of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman

Sample Complaint:

Oregon Trademark Litigation Update – adidas America v. Marc Jacobs International

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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Does trademark protection of Adidas’ famous “Three-Stripe Mark” also extend to four stripes? Fashion designer Marc Jacobs is ready to debate that question in Oregon federal court.

Some media coverage of the lawsuit, with images: de zeen, NY Post

Stay tuned for updates.

adidas America Inc. et al v. Marc Jacobs International LLC

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00582
File Date: Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Plaintiff: adidas America Inc., adidas AG
Plaintiff Counsel: Stephen M. Feldman, Kristina J. Holm of Perkins Coie LLP
Defendant: Marc Jacobs International LLC
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices, Common Law Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition, Federal Trademark Dilution, State Trademark Dilution
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge Paul Papak

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Pinnacle Alliance Group v. Ambient Architecture

21 Saturday Mar 2015

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Plaintiff Pinnacle Alliance Group, LLC (“Pinnacle”) owns the copyright on architectural plans and designs for a senior housing facility originally planned for Sisters, Oregon. In 2011, after spending upwards of $700,000 studying the site and preparing original layouts, Pinnacle submitted their plans to the City of Sisters for review and approval. The plans were also submitted to Ageia Health Services during negotiations for Ageia to serve as the management company for the future senior center. In 2013, Pinnacle lost its opportunity to develop the site and now they allege that Defendant Ambient Architecture (d/b/a Ascent) obtained the copyrighted blueprints. Exhibit A is some of the Pinnacle plan and Exhibit B is the plan that Ascent prepared for a different developer. Pinnacle is asking for $700,000, to cover the money already spent, as well as all profits that Ascent earned on this project.

Pinnacle Alliance Group, LLC v. Ambient Architecture LLC et al

Court Case Number: 6:15-cv-00451
File Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Plaintiff: Pinnacle Alliance Group, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Jeffrey M. Edelson of Markowitz Herbold Glade & Mehlhaf, PC
Defendant: Ambient Architecture LLC, Seth E Anderson, Krista Appleby
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Chief Judge Ann L. Aiken

6 More Dallas Buyer’s Club Download Cases Filed

19 Thursday Mar 2015

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The headline says it all. The real question here…why are people still downloading this movie?

Court Case Numbers: 3:15-cv-00444, -00446, -00447, -00448, -00449, and -00450
File Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta

Representative Complaint:

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Countryman Nevada v. Doe

18 Wednesday Mar 2015

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Countryman Nevada LLC v. Doe

Crowell Law has filed five more copyright infringement lawsuits for BitTorrent downloads. The complaints are essentially the exact same as the Dallas Buyer’s Club suits, except these involve a film called The Necessary Death of Charley Countryman.

Why are people even trying to download this movie? It only received a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic gave it a lowly 31. With Dallas Buyer’s Club, at least people are taking risks to see an award winning film, but this flick can’t be worth the hassle. Guessing it has something to do with the film’s original rating of NC-17…

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00433, -00435, -00436, -00437, -00438
File Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Plaintiff: Countryman Nevada LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Judge Michael H. Simon

Representative Complaint:

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Action Window & Gutter Cleaning v. NW Home Maintenance

03 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Action Window & Gutter Cleaning LLC v. NW Home Maintenance LLC

If you run a business, using a competitor’s advertising as your own is not a suggested practice. Action Window & Gutter Cleaning offers numerous building-exterior cleaning services, including moss & roof cleaning. The description of this service on their website includes before and after photographs. NW Home Maintenance, doing business as Homemasters, began circulating advertisement fliers (Exhibit B below). The fliers are alleged to the before and after photographs from Action’s website, with slightly modified style and location of the text.

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00354-MO
File Date: Monday, March 02, 2015
Plaintiff: Action Window & Gutter Cleaning LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Abraham J. Barnett, Benjamin F. Veralrud of The Barnett Firm LLC
Defendant: NW Home Maintenance LLC
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Judge Michael W. Mosman

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Dumb and Dumber To files lawsuits against 5 individuals

13 Friday Feb 2015

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More copyright infringement complaints have been filed against individual IP addresses over BitTorrent downloads. DDTo Finance, the registered copyright holder of the Red Granite Pictures film, Dumb and Dumber To, filed suit against five individuals whose IP addresses are associated with Comcast. DDTo Finance intends to subpoena records from Comcast to ascertain the true identity of these individuals.

DDto Finance LLC v. DOEs

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00239-ST
File Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015
Plaintiff: DDto Finance LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Janice M. Stewart

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00253-HZ
File Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015
Plaintiff: DDto Finance LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Janice M. Stewart

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00254
File Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015
Plaintiff: DDto Finance LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Janice M. Stewart

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00255
File Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015
Plaintiff: DDto Finance LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Unassigned

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00256
File Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015
Plaintiff: DDto Finance LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Janice M. Stewart

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Five more Dallas Buyers Club lawsuits filed

12 Thursday Feb 2015

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The Federal Court clerks must love this Plaintiff. Here are five more BitTorrent lawsuits involving the film Dallas Buyers Club. Each lawsuit is against a single Doe with claims of copyright infringement, indirect infringement and state trademark infringement.

Folks, stop downloading Dallas Buyers Club with BitTorrent!

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Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00218-AC
File Date: Sunday, February 08, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 6:15-cv-00219-AC
File Date: Sunday, February 08, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00220-AC
File Date: Sunday, February 08, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 6:15-cv-00221-AC
File Date: Sunday, February 08, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00222-AC
File Date: Sunday, February 08, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta

Oregon Trademark Litigation Update – Heidie S. McCall v. Ronny Shany et al

05 Thursday Feb 2015

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This is a pro se trademark lawsuit involving a dispute between the owners of HIGHTV and HIGHTV 3D trademarks. The trademarks have been used concurrently since 2011.

Heidie S. McCall v. Ronny Shany et al

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00182-SI
File Date: Monday, February 02, 2015
Plaintiff: Heidie S. McCall
Plaintiff Counsel: Heidie S. McCall – Pro Se
Defendant: Ronny Shany, Eric Klein, HighTV 3D
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Judge Michael H. Simon

More Dallas Buyers Club BitTorrent Lawsuits Filed Against Individual Does

02 Monday Feb 2015

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Voltage Pictures has started off February with five more BitTorrent lawsuits involving the film Dallas Buyers Club. Each lawsuit is against a single Doe with claims of copyright infringement, indirect infringement and state trademark infringement.

Folks, stop downloading Dallas Buyers Club with BitTorrent!

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Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00174-ST
File Date: Sunday, February 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 6:15-cv-00175-TC
File Date: Sunday, February 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Coffin

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00176-AC
File Date: Sunday, February 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 6:15-cv-00177-MC
File Date: Sunday, February 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Judge Michael J. McShane

Court Case Number: 6:15-cv-00178-MC
File Date: Sunday, February 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Judge Michael J. McShane