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P2P Litigation Crippled In DC District Court Ruling

Posted by timothy on from the civil-procedure dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a stunning defeat for the US Copyright Group, DC District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer is forcing copyright holders to sue only those over whom the DC court has personal jurisdiction. The USCG has sued in the DC court more than 4,500 people on behalf of a German producer that created the Far Cry movie. But the Judge is having none of that; in her ruling [Friday], Judge Collyer stated that only those who are in the DC court's jurisdiction can be sued — shrinking what could have been a windfall of defendant's cash to perhaps a mere trickle."

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  1. Re:Now if only they ask for proof. by demonlapin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Civil, not criminal. Preponderance of evidence - IOW, "more likely than not" - is the standard.

  2. Re:Protection from copyright infringement? by demonlapin · · Score: 3, Informative

    You'll still be showing as "offering it for download", you just won't be actually allowing the download to take place.If you want to be truly safe, stick to Rapidshare and... the old way. The other thing. That Which We Do Not Mention. Because it's also download-only.

  3. "Crippled"? "Stunning defeat"? by Theaetetus · · Score: 5, Informative

    Uh, you do know that a 12(b)(2) dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction is not a dismissal with prejudice or on the merits? They can simply refile this elsewhere, without the new judge being bound by this dismissal. 12(b)(2) motions are procedural, and don't reach the actual case.