Thursday, June 03, 2010

EFF supports Time Warner motion to quash subpoena in mass file sharing suit, Achte/Neunte v Does 1-2094

In the recent mass lawsuit brought in DC concerning file sharing of a movie, Achte/Neunte v. Does 1-2094, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other organizations have filed papers supporting Time Warner's motion to quash subpoena. EFF's brief further argues that in any further lawsuits, the plaintiffs be required to establish a jurisdictional basis for bringing the action in that court, that they be enjoined not to engage in improper joinder, and that they be required to establish to some extent the merits of their claim.

Amicus Curiae Brief of EFF, Public Citizen, ACLU Foundation, and ACLU of Nation's Capitol


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4 comments:

Zepherin said...

I never thought that Time Warner and the EFF would be working together. I bet that feels weird submitting a brief supporting Time Warner.

knifeyspooney said...

Ray, lawyers like these and the U.S. Copyright Group are mimicking the mode of operation of the RIAA gang. Thanks in part to your reporting, we know of some possible attack vectors against it. We know they are using that illegal joinder. We know they can't profit unless most of defendants settle. And we know they depend on the defendants [and their attorneys] to remain atomized, so they won't know what the weaknesses are and they won't fight.

Knowing what we do now, how can the community come together to help? How can we inform the defendants of their options, and how can we fight the plaintiffs directly?

Anonymous said...

It's reported that the judge gave the plaintiffs until June 21 to justify the (mis)joinder.

Kip

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Ray, lawyers like these and the U.S. Copyright Group are mimicking the mode of operation of the RIAA gang. Thanks in part to your reporting, we know of some possible attack vectors against it. We know they are using that illegal joinder. We know they can't profit unless most of defendants settle. And we know they depend on the defendants [and their attorneys] to remain atomized, so they won't know what the weaknesses are and they won't fight.