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    Case 1:11-cv-01977-RWR Document 1 Filed 11/09/11 Page 1 of 18

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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    DISCOUNT VIDEO CENTER, INC.9144 Deering AvenueChatsworth, CA 91311

    Plaintiff,v. Civil Action No. ----

    DOES 1-80

    COMPLAINT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

    Plaintiff Discount Video Center, Inc. d/b/a Mayhem ("Plaintiff') for its Complaintagainst Defendants Doe 1 through Doe 80 (collectively referred to as "Defendants"), alleges asset forth below.

    NATURE OF THE CLAIM, JURISDICTION AND VENUE1. This is an action for copyright infringement under the United States Copyright

    Act, 17U.S.C. 101 etc. This Court has jurisdiction under 17US.C. 101 et seq., 28US.C. 1331 (federal question), and 28 US.C. 1338(a) (copyright).

    2. Venue in this District is proper under 28 U.S.c. 1391(b) and/or 28 U.S.C. 1400(a). Although the true identity of each Defendant is unknown to the Plaintiff at this time, oninformation and belief, each Defendant may be found in this District and/or a substantial part ofthe alleged events occurred and/or have a significant effect within this District.

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    3. On information and belief, personal jurisdiction in this District is proper becauseeach Defendant, without consent or permission of Plaintiff as the exclusive rights owner,intentionally and willfully distributed, and offered to distribute over the Internet, copyrightedworks for which Plaintiff has exclusive rights. In addition, each Defendant contracted with anInternet Service Provider (ISP) found in this District to provide each Defendant with access tothe Internet. Therefore, venue in this Court is proper in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1391(b)and 1400(a).

    4. To ensure that venue and jurisdiction are proper, Plaintiff, through its agents andrepresentatives, has undertaken efforts to only identify alleged infringers who are within or nearthe geographic location of the Court. See attached Declaration of Jon Nicolini, Exhibit B.

    JOINDER5. Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 20(a)(2), the Defendants have been properly joined, as

    set forth in detail below and in Exhibit B, because Plaintiff alleges that all Defendants have

    traded (uploaded and downloaded) the exact same file of the copyrighted works in relatedtransactions through torrent software. The Defendants were identified through the use of forensicsoftware. Plaintiff, through its agents and representatives, has taken steps to confirm that allDefendants have in fact engaged in a series of related transactions or occurrences. AllDefendants identified in Exhibit A (i) have traded exactly the same file of the copyrighted workas shown by the identical hash mark; (ii) have traded (simultaneously uploaded and downloaded)the exact same file as is the nature of torrent software; and (iii) the alleged events occurredwithin a limited period of time. See attached Declaration of Jon Nicolini, Exhibit B.

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    GENERAL ALLEGATIONS6. Plaintiff Discount Video Center, Inc., is a corporation duly formed and existing

    under the laws of Cal ifornia, and has a principal place of business at 9144 Deering Avenue,Chatsworth, CA 91311.

    7. The true names of Defendants are unknown to the Plaintiff at this time. EachDefendant is known to Plaintiff only by the Internet Protocol ("IP") address assigned to thatDefendant by his, her or its Internet Service Provider on the date and at the time at which theinfringing activity of each Defendant was observed. The IP address of each Defendant, togetherwith the date and time at which his, her or its infringing activity was observed and the hash valueof the file, is included on Exhibit A which is attached hereto. The technology used to identifyeach Defendant is explained in Exhibit B. On information and belief, Plaintiff states thatinformation obtained in discovery will lead to the identification of each Defendants' true namesand addresses and will permit Plaintiff to amend this Complaint to state the same.

    8. The Motion Picture "Working Girls" (the "Motion Picture") was produced by

    Plaintiff and released on March 17, 2010. The copyright was registered in March 29, 20 I0, theCopyright Registration Number is PA 1-68 I -587. It is offered as a DVD through various vendors,including www.adultdvdempire.com for $22.99.

    9. The torrent protocol makes home computers with low bandwidth capable ofparticipating in Large data transfers across so-called "Peer-to-Peer" (P2P) networks. The first file-provider decides to share a file ("seed") with a torrent network. Then other users ("peers") withinthe network connect to the seed file for downloading. As additional peers request the same file,they become part of the same network. Unlike a traditional P2P network, each new peer receivesa different piece of the data from each peer who has already downloaded the file. This system of

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    multiple pieces of data coming from peers is called a "swarm." As a result, every downloader isalso an uploader of the illegally transferred file and is simultaneously taking copyrightedmaterial through many ISPs in numerous jurisdictions around the country.

    10. Once a participant in these downloading and uploading transactions becomes apeer, the software reassembles the file and the peer can view the Motion Picture. Once a peer hasdownloaded the complete file, that peer becomes an additional seed because he or she continuesto distribute the torrent file (here: the copyrighted work).

    11. In this case, all Defendants have not only swapped the same copyrighted work,they have swapped the exact same file. The devices connected to all IP addresses identified inExhibit A have utilized the same exact hash mark (a 40-character hexadecimal string whichthrough cryptographic methods clearly identifies the Release, comparable to a forensic digitalfingerprint) which establishes them as having taken part in the same series of transactions. Allalleged infringers downloaded the exact same copyrighted work while trading in the sametorrent.

    12. While Defendants engaged in this downloading and/or uploading of the file, theyexposed their IP address to the public. With torrent software, one can see the IP address of thevarious computers that one is connected to, and which are sharing files in cooperation with,one's own computer.

    13. Through the use of torrent technology, the Defendants in this case engaged indeliberate distribution of unlawful copies of the Motion Picture. Moreover, the Defendants inthis case engaged in a series of related transactions, because they all downloaded the exact samefile (notjust the same copyrighted work), within a limited period of time. Furthermore, becauseof the nature of torrent software, they engaged in a series of related transactions because in order

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    to download a movie (or parts of it), one must permit other users to download and/or upload thefile from one's own computer. Thus, the Defendants were simultaneously trading (downloadingand/or uploading) the exact same file during a limited period of time.

    14. By using geo-location technology, Plaintiff has attempted to ensure that the IPaddresses are likely within the geographic location of the Court. The time period during whichthe identified illegal downloads occurred is limited to ensure commonality amongst theDefendants. The Defendants so identified downloaded the copyrighted work as part of the sameseries of transactions or occurrences and are thus specifically and directly related.

    COUNT ICOPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT UNDER 17 U.S.c. 101 ET SEQ.

    15. Plaintiff repeats and reincorporates herein the allegations set forth in paragraphs1-14, above.

    16. Plaintiff is a motion picture production company. Plaintiff is, and at all relevant

    times has been, the owner of the copyrights and/or the owner of the exclusive rights under thecopyrights in the United States in the Motion Picture at issue.

    17. The Motion Picture is an original work that is copyrighted under United Stateslaw. The Motion Picture is the subject of a Copyright Registration, and Plaintiff owns thatregistration. The title of the Motion Picture and its copyright registration number are included inExhibit C. Thus, Plaintiff is entitled to statutory remedies of the U.S. Copyright Act.

    18. Plaintiff has either published or licensed for publication all copies of the MotionPicture in compliance with the copyright laws.

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    19. Exhibit A identifies each Defendant (one Defendant per row in the table set out inExhibit A) that has, without the permission or consent of the Plaintiff, reproduced anddistributed to the public at least a substantial portion of the Motion Picture. That is, eachDefendant listed in Exhibit A has, without permission or consent of Plaintiff, reproduced anddistributed to the publ ic at least a substantial portion of Plaintiffs copyrighted Motion Picture.

    20. Exhibit A also sets out the Internet Protocol ("IP") address associated with eachrespective Defendant, the identity of the Internet Service Provider (often referred to as an "ISP")associated with the IP address, the last-observed date and time ("Timestamp") that theinfringement by that Defendant of Plaintiffs copyright in the Motion Picture was observed andthe software protocol used by the Defendant. It also shows the hash value of the file so traded,which shows that each Defendant traded exactly the same file.

    21. Further, Plaintiff is informed and believes that each of the Defendants, without thepermission or consent of Plaintiff, has used, and continues to use, an online media distributionsystem (sometimes referred to as a "peer to peer" network or a "P2P" network) to reproduce at

    least one copy of the Motion Picture, and to distribute to the public, including by makingavailable for distribution to others, copies of the Motion Picture. In doing so, each Defendant hasviolated, and continues to violate, Plaintiffs exclusive rights of reproduction and distributionprotected under the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), including under 17 U.S.c. 106(1) and (3).

    22. Each Defendant has acted in cooperation with the other Defendants by agreeing toprovide, and actually providing, on a P2P network an infringing reproduction of at leastsubstantial portions of Plaintiffs copyrighted Motion Picture, in anticipation of the otherDefendants doing likewise with respect to that work and/or other works. Further in this regard,

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    all the Defendants have engaged in a related series of transactions to engage in unlawfulreproduction and distribution of Plaintiffs copyrighted Motion Picture. Each Defendant tradedthe exact same file.

    23. Each of the Defendant's acts of infringement have been willful, intentional, and indisregard of and with indifference to the rights of Plaintiff. The technology used to identify eachDefendant is explained in Exhibit B.

    24. Plaintiff has suffered both money damages and irreparable harm as a result ofeach Defendant's infringement of Plaintiffs copyrights in the Motion Picture. In addition,discovery may disclose that one or more of the Defendants obtained profits as a result of suchinfringement.

    25. As a result of each Defendant's infringement of Plaintiffs exclusive rights undercopyright, Plaintiff is entitled to monetary relief pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 504, which may includePlaintiffs damages caused by each Defendant and each Defendant's profits and/or statutorydamages, and to Plaintiffs attorney fees and costs pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 505.

    26. The conduct of each Defendant has caused, is causing and, unless enjoined andrestrained by this Court will continue to cause, Plaintiff great and irreparable injury that cannotfully be compensated or measured in money. Plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law. Pursuantto 17 U.S.C. 502 and 503, the Plaintiff is entitled to injunctive relief prohibiting eachDefendant from further infringing Plaintiffs copyrights and ordering that each Defendant destroyall copies of the copyrighted motion pictures made in violation of the Plaintiffs' copyrights.

    COUNT IICONTRIBUTORY INFRINGEMENT

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    27. Plaintiff repeats and reincorporates herein the allegations set forth in paragraphs1-26, above.

    28. Plaintiff is, and at all relevant times has been, the owner of the copyrights and/orthe owner of the exclusive rights under the copyrights in the United States in the Motion Pictureat issue.

    29. Through use of torrent software and the process described above, each Defendantcopied the constituent elements of the copyrighted work. Further, each Defendant traded not justthe same copyrighted work, but the exact same file, as shown by the identical hash value.

    30. By participating in the file swapping with the other Defendants, each Defendantinduced or caused or materially contributed to the infringing conduct of the other Defendants.

    31. Each Defendant knew or should have known that other torrent users (Defendants)involved in the file swapping were infringing upon Plaintiffs copyrighted work. Each Defendantdirectly participated in the series of uploading and downloading of the exact same file andtherefore materially contributed to each other Defendant's infringing activities.

    32. Each of the Defendants' contributory infringements were committed willfullywithin the meaning of 17 U.S.C. 504(c)(2).

    33. As a result, Plaintiff has suffered damages that were proximately caused by eachof the Defendants. Plaintiff has suffered both money damages and irreparable harm as a result ofeach Defendant's infringement of Plaintiffs copyrights in the Motion Picture. In addition,discovery may disclose that one or more of the Defendants obtained profits as a result of suchinfringement.

    34. The conduct of each Defendant has caused, is causing and, unless enjoined andrestrained by this Court will continue to cause, Plaintiff great and irreparable injury that cannot

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    fully be compensated or measured in money. Plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law. Pursuantto 17 U.S.C. 502 and 503, the Plaintiff is entitled to injunctive relief prohibiting eachDefendant from further infringing Plaintiffs copyrights and ordering that each Defendant destroyall copies of the copyrighted motion pictures made in violation of the Plaintiffs' copyrights.

    RELIEF REQUESTEDWHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests that the Court enter judgment against each Defendant

    as follows:A. For a judgment that such Defendant has infringed Plaintiffs copyright in the Motion

    Picture;B. For entry of preliminary and permanent injunctions providing that such Defendant

    shall be enjoined from directly or indirectly infringing the Plaintiffs' rights in the Motion Picture,including without limitation by using the Internet to reproduce or copy the Motion Picture, todistribute the Motion Picture, or to make the Motion Picture available for distribution to anyone,

    except pursuant to a lawful license or with the express authority of Plaintiffs;C. For entry of preliminary and permanent mandatory injunctions providing that such

    Defendant shall destroy all copies of the Motion Picture that Defendant has downloaded onto anycomputer hard drive or server without Plaintiffs authorization and shall destroy all copies of theMotion Picture transferred onto any physical medium or device in Defendant's possession,custody, or control;

    D. For entry of judgment that such Defendant shall pay actual damages and profits, orstatutory damages, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 504, at the election of Plaintiff;

    E. For entry of judgment that such Defendant shall pay Plaintiffs costs;

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    F. For entry of judgment that such Defendant shall pay Plaintiffs reasonable attorneyfees; and

    G. For entry of judgment that Plaintiff have such other relief asjustice may require andloras otherwise deemed just and proper by this Court.

    Respectfully submitted this 8th day of November, 2011.FOR THE PLAINTIFF:

    By: lsi Mike MeierMike Meier (DC Bar ID 444132)The Copyright Law Group, PLLC4000 Legato Road, Suite 1100Fairfax, VA 22033Phone: (888) 407-6770Fax: (703) 546-4990Email:[email protected] FOR PLAINTIFF

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    JURY DEMANDPlaintiff hereby demands trial byjury on all issues so triable.

    FOR THE PLAINTIFF:

    By: lsi Mike MeierMike Meier (DC Bar ID 444132)The Copyright Law Group, PLLC4000 Legato Road, Suite 1100Fairfax, VA 22033Phone: (888) 407-6770Fax: (703) 546-4990Email:[email protected] FOR PLAINTIFF

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