Liberty Media Holdings, LLC v. Does 1-38 et al, No. 1:2011cv21567 - Document 40 (S.D. Fla. 2011)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 11/1/2011. (rg1)
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I THE UNI N TED STATES DISTRI COURT CT FO R TH E SO UTH ERN DI STR I T O F FLO R I A C D Ca eN o.1 11 c 215 K M M s : - v- 67LI BERTY M ED I HO LD I G S,LLC , A N Pli tf, a n if V S. BI TTORRENT SW ARM ,e a . t l, De e n s f nda t . O PI I N AN D O R DE R N O THI CAUSE ca be or t Cour u n asu s ee S me f e he t po a pont xami ton oft r or nai he ec d. UPON CONSI DERATI oft Compl i ,t pe tne pori oft r co d,a ON he ant he ri nt tons he e r nd be ng o he wief l advie i t pr m ie ,t Co te e st f l ng Or r i t r s uly s d n he e s s he ur nt r he olowi de . 1 . BA C K G R O UN D 1 Pl i ifLi ry M e a Hol ngs LLC i t r se ed owner oft c i ht t t antf be t di di , s he egitr he opyrg o he moi npit r,t r i F s e Amae rColg Me Do o teFam' (M oin Pitr ' to cu e i bn ih r co tu le e n wn n h r ' i t t o cu e). On M a 3,2011 Pli if fld a Compli a i tJ m Doe 1 y , antf ie ant gans ol s -38 f alege y i rngi or l dl nfi ng Pli tf s e l i rght i t M o i Pi t e. Acc di t Pli if De e a n if xcusve i s n he ton cur or ng o a ntf, f ndan s we e a 1 t r 1 us r ofç t bre ,'a C e -o- e fl s rng pr ocolus f diti i a s i da a e s s - r nt' t rt pe r ie ha i Bif pe ot ed or srbutng nd harng t o t eltr e. Am. mpl! 1 . n h nen t' ' Co . 35 Unlke ta tona pe rt pe r(T2P' net kst rquie a us rt downl d a fl i rdii l e -o- e t ' wor hat e r ) e o oa ie fom a s ngl s c t B i-br entpr oc dec nt a i di t i i ofa fl by a l i us r r i e our e, he t r f ot ol e r lzes sr buton ie low ng e s 1The fcs heen ae tke fom Pli ifs Compl nt ( a t ri r a n r antf ai ECF No. 1 a Pli ifs Fis ) nd antf rt Ame dcompli ( No.18 . nde ant ECF ) oa oa r he mula l t j i a $s r '2 o host t downl d and upl d fom each ot r si t neousy Th o on %wam ' f s o e . pr es be nswih one us r c monl r f red t asa l e d, who make t fl a lbl oc s gi t e s om y eer o t e ' s ' s he ie vaia e. Thes edt n ceaesa çoren'fl conani ( )auni srng ofapha e he r t l r t' ie ti ng 1 t que ti l numei chaa tr rc rce s u e t v rf t ed t o t u d ryn fl t a i b igta ser d a d ( )afo d p'ot e s d o eiy h aa f he n e lig ie h t s en rn fre , n 2 t a ma 't h r I a es e of ot r us r who a e s rng t fl i ntfe by t uni has c P ddr s s he e s r ha i he ie de ii d he que h ode. Am . Co l ! 1 5a . Ote u es rfre t a i e r, t e do l a t et re tfl,whc i mp . 3 () h r s r, eer d o s l es' h n wn o d h o rn ie ih n p ' t r a l t m t i tf a downl d fom ot r pe s who pos es pori of t fl u n, lows he o den iy nd oa r he er s s tons he ie des rbed by t t r nt As e ch pe downl ci he ore . a er oads a new pice oft fl t pe r be omes a e he ie he e c s c oft tpic t o he pee s Onc apee hasa c ult d e ugh i vi lpic oft our e ha e e o t r r . e r c um a e no ndi dua e es he tl,s t r a l t pe t r as e et a egae fl ie ofwa e lows he er o e s mbl he ggr t ie. 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M o e v r S emitn j i d rwo l fr et Co r t a d e st e fn a t n h s ci n ro e ,l r ti g o n e ud o c he u t o d rs h p t que def est ta e lkel t be a mi ens ha r i y o dvanc d by e h i vi lDef nda ,c eai s or of e ac ndi dua e nt r tng c es mi -ras i vi dif r nt evi nce and t si ony.' Ha d Drve Pr . I ,2011 W L niti l nvol ng fe e de e tm ' r i ods. nc. 3 4 4 3 a # 4. Fial,p r siej id ro Dee d n swo l l l p eu ieDee a t 707,t 1 n l e misv on e f fn a t u d i y rj d c fnd ns y ke duet t numeo l itca bur nst twoul aie. Seet.(sElc de e ntmus sr o he rus ogsi l de ha d rs la fl a h f nda t e ve e c ot r w ih al pl a ngs a s gnii ntbur whe a he e,m a oft def nda s w il a h he t l e di - i fca den n, s r ny he e nt l be a a i pr s a m a no be e flr .Eac de e ntwoul ha t rgh t be a e c ppe rng o e nd y t -ie s h f nda d ve he i t o t ah ot r def nts de ii -cr tng a t r hl unm ana a e st ton. 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V CO N CL USI N O Fort f e ng r as , ti he or goi e ons i s ORDERED AN D ADJ UDGED t t a lDef nt ,wih t e e i of De e nt ha l enda s t he xc pton f nda J hn Doe 1,i tt e b t I em e Pr ocola es 68. 43. o den ii d y he nt t ot ddr s 204. 200,a e SEV ERED f om t r r he c r ntma tr I i f rhe ure te . t s u t r ORDERED AND ADJ UDGED t t a l cli s a i t s ver d Def nda s ar ha l am ga ns e e e nt e DI M I SED wih u p eu ief rrfl gi spaaea to .l i f rh r S S t o t rj dc o eii n e rt cins t s ' te n u ORDERED AN D ADJ UDGED t t bec us a1 s ve e De e nt ha now be n ha a e 1 e r d f nda s ve e dim is d,al s bpoe s s ki dic r r ga di al Def nt, w ih t e e i of s se l u nm ee ng s ove y e r ng l enda s t he xc pton Dee tJ hn Doe 1 ar QUASHED.I i f t r fndan o , e t s urhe ORDERED AND ADJ UDGED t ta1pe ngm otonsa eDENI AS M OOT. ha 1 ndi i r ED DONEANDORDE D i C a es t a , lr ati Xa o No e e 2 1. RE n h mbr a MimiFoi ,hs d y f v mb r 0 1 d Y , ! ? 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