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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

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

Voltage Pictures starts 2015 with 6 more BitTorrent Lawsuits

02 Friday Jan 2015

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Voltage Pictures started off 2015 with 6 more BitTorrent cases alleging unauthorized downloading of Dallas Buyers Club. Each lawsuit is against a single Doe with claims of copyright infringement, indirect infringement and state trademark infringement.

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00001
File Date: Thursday, January 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00002
File Date: Thursday, January 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00003
File Date: Thursday, January 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00004
File Date: Thursday, January 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00005
File Date: Thursday, January 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:15-cv-00006
File Date: Thursday, January 01, 2015
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Voltage Pictures Files ANOTHER Five Lawsuits Against Individual Does

24 Monday Nov 2014

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Two weeks after filing five lawsuits, Voltage Pictures is back with another batch of five BitTorrent cases alleging unauthorized downloading of Dallas Buyers Club. Each lawsuit is against a single Doe with claims of copyright infringement, indirect infringement and state trademark infringement.

Voltage Pictures LLC et al v. Doe

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01871-AC
File Date: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01872-AC
File Date: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01873-AC
File Date: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01874-AC
File Date: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01875-AC
File Date: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Voltage Pictures Files Five More Lawsuits Against Individual Does

10 Monday Nov 2014

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People of Oregon, stop using BitTorrent to download Dallas Buyers Club!

Voltage Pictures returns with five more BitTorrent lawsuits alleging unauthorized downloading of the film. Each lawsuit is against a single Doe with claims of copyright infringement, indirect infringement and state trademark infringement.

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01780
File Date: Saturday, November 08, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: Paul Papak

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01781
File Date: Saturday, November 08, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: Dennis J. Hubel

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01782
File Date: Saturday, November 08, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: Marco A. Hernandez

Court Case Number: 6:14-cv-01783-TC
File Date: Saturday, November 08, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 6:14-cv-01784-TC
File Date: Saturday, November 08, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, 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: John V. Acosta

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Voltage Pictures Files Four More BitTorrent Lawsuits Against Individual Does

06 Wednesday Aug 2014

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Voltage Pictures has filed four more BitTorrent lawsuits regarding the film Dallas Buyers Club. Each lawsuit is against a single Doe with claims of copyright infringement, indirect infringement and state trademark infringement.

Voltage Pictures LLC et al v. Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.166.84.226
Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01241
File Date: Saturday, August 02, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.166.84.226
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: John V. Acosta

Voltage Pictures LLC et al v. Doe subscriber assigned IP address 50.76.100.253
Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01242
File Date: Saturday, August 02, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe subscriber assigned IP address 50.76.100.253
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Dennis J. Hubel

Voltage Pictures LLC et al v. Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.171.198.215
Court Case Number: 6:14-cv-01243-AA
File Date: Saturday, August 02, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.171.198.215
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Anne L. Aiken

Voltage Pictures LLC et al v. Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.22.127.95
Court Case Number: 6:14-cv-01244-TC
File Date: Saturday, August 02, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.22.127.95
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Thomas M. Coffin

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Voltage Pictures Files Two More BitTorrent Lawsuits Against Individual Does

30 Wednesday Jul 2014

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Voltage Pictures has filed two more BitTorrent lawsuits regarding the film The Company You Keep. Each lawsuit is against a single Doe with claims of copyright infringement, indirect infringement and state trademark infringement.

Court Case Number: 3:14-cv-01191
File Date: Friday, July 25, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, TCYK, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe 76.105.157.206
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: John V. Acosta

Court Case Number: 6:14-cv-01193-AA
File Date: Friday, July 25, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures LLC, TCYK, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe 50.141.98.1
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement, State Trademark Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Chief Judge Ann L. Aiken

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Voltage Pictures shifts BitTorrent strategy in Oregon from copyright to state trademark claims

04 Friday Apr 2014

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Here’s a new twist in the BitTorrent download saga in Oregon. Rather than the typical strategy of pursuing copyright infringement claims in federal court, Voltage Pictures is now going after 50 John Doe defendants in Oregon state court on state trademark claims.

Defendants are alleged to have “without the authorization or consent of plaintiff, used, copied and/or distributed a reproduction, counterfeit and copy of plaintiff’s motion picture bearing plaintiff’s registered trademark VOLTAGE PICTURES.”

It’s a novel strategy, but perhaps with a few flaws. For one, it will be an uphill battle to argue that Defendant’s uploading/downloading of a digital file amounts to distribution that is likely to cause confusion as to source. Notably, a Plaintiff can only recover damages or profits under Oregon state trademark law if the trademark was used with the intent to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive (ORS 647.095 (2)). Similar to the federal “nominative fair use” exemption, a Defendant is permitted to use another party’s trademark to reference that party’s goods or services.

It will be interesting to see how the State Court handles this lawsuit. Stay tuned for updates.

Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Does 1-50

Court Case Number: 14C13823
File Date: Thursday, April 3, 2014
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell, Crowell Law
Defendant: Does 1-50
Cause: Oregon State Trademark Infringement
Court: Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Marion

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Voltage Pictures v. Doe Adult Son

23 Thursday May 2013

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Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Doe Adult Son

Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-00867-SI
File Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell, Jonathan T. van Heel of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe Adult Son
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: Oregon District Court
Judge: Judge Michael H. Simon

 

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Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Voltage Pictures v. Jim Choi

22 Wednesday May 2013

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Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Jim Choi

Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-00855-MO
File Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell, Jonathan T. van Heel of Crowell Law
Defendant: Jim Choi
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: Oregon District Court
Judge: Judge Michael W. Mosman

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