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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ PATRICK COLLINS, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civ. A. No. 1:12-cv-10532-GAO ) DOES 1 79, ) ) Defendants. ) DOE 21 AND DOE 69S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS RENEWED MOTION FOR EARLY DISCOVERY, AND DOE 21 AND DOE 69S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS The chronic bad-faith litigant Patrick Collins, Inc. (Plaintiff) sought pre-hearing discovery concerning Internet subscribers pursuant to Rule 26. While discovery was initially approved, it was later quashed upon motions by the subscribers, including Does 21 and 69 (the moving Does). The moving Does oppose the newly expanded and more burdensome scope of discovery Plaintiff now seeks from and concerning them and other Internet subscribers.1 The discovery Plaintiff seeks is not likely to lead to admissible evidence, both because it is admittedly remote from any genuine basis to connect the moving Does and other Internet subscribers (the discoverys targets) with any alleged infringement, and because Plaintiff has demonstrated that it has no intention of prosecuting any infringement claim. Instead, allowing the putative discovery would give Plaintiff another opportunity to coerce settlements by making oppressive demands on private individuals. Two hundred days after filing its complaint, it has not served process on any defendant. The moving Does have previously explained the impropriety of the discovery Plaintiff seeks (Dkt. 17, 26, 30 & 30-1), and hereby incorporate those prior explanations as if fully stated herein. Therefore, and for the reasons further stated hereunder, the moving Does respectfully request that the Court deny Plaintiffs Renewed Motion for Early Discovery (Dkt. 43 (Renewed Motion)). Moreover, in light of Plaintiffs

Plaintiff has recently sought to distinguish Doe defendants from the ISP subscribers (including the moving Does) about whom it seeks discovery. See Dkt. 35. However, Plaintiff has repeatedly referred to those ISP subscribers (again, including the moving Does) as Doe defendants. See Plaintiffs Oppositions to the moving Does Motions to Quash or Sever (Dkt. 21 & 29). In other cases, Plaintiff continues to treat defendants and subscribers interchangeably. Accordingly, this motion continues to refer to the moving Does by the numbers to which Plaintiff alleges their IP addresses correspond.

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unannounced absence at the hearing on its own Renewed Motion, the moving Does request sanctions against Plaintiff in the form of attorneys fees and whatever other remedy this Court deems proper. STATEMENT OF FACTS Since 2010, Plaintiff has filed at least 168 lawsuits against at least 11,570 Doe defendants in 26 different federal districts, including six filed in this district against 261 Doe defendants. See Dkt. 26 pp. 2 & 4-5. As of July 31, 2012, Plaintiff had served process on only one of those defendants. See Dkt. 30-1 p. 12 & n. 15. In this case, Plaintiff filed its Complaint (Dkt. 1) on March 23, 2012, alleging copyright infringement by Defendants Doe 1 through Doe 79. Plaintiff alleged that each infringing Defendant had been identified by the Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to that Defendant by his, her or its Internet Service Provider. Id. 7. In the Complaint and its Exhibit A (Dkt. 1-1), Plaintiff identified 79 Internet subscribers as infringing Doe Defendants. Plaintiff filed its first Emergency ExParte Motion for Discovery (Dkt. 4) (Motion) on March 26, 2012, seeking leave of court to subpoena the subscribers Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to obtain contact information for the subscribers, and providing a notice for the ISPs to forward to the subscribers. Dkt. 4-1 pp. 4-5. Plaintiffs notice informed the subscribers, among other things, that they had been sued for uploading and/or downloading the motion picture Real Female Orgasms 13, and that Plaintiff might be willing to settle the claims, offering several means to contact Plaintiffs lead counsel, Attorney Marvin Cable. Id. p. 4. At first blanch, this Court granted the Motion, on April 12, 2012. Dkt. 8. Soon after, Plaintiff served its subpoenas and Doe Defendants were notified of Plaintiffs claims against them. Plaintiff settled its claims against six Doe Defendants by July 5, 2012 and dismissed them with prejudice. Dkt. 22 & 27. Eight other Doe Defendants, including the moving Does, filed motions seeking to quash the subpoenas.2 Plaintiff filed oppositions to each of those motions (Dkt. 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 28 & 29), describing, in each opposition, the moving subscribers as one and the same with the John Does
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More specifically, Does 58 and 18 moved to quash (Dkt. 12 & 18); Does 13, 25, 21, 3-9, 39-41, 51, 52, 66-73, and Doe 69 moved to quash and/or sever (Dkt. Nos. 9, 10, 17, 24 & 26); and John Doe 12 moved to quash, sever, and/or dismiss (Dkt. No. 15). 2

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whom Plaintiff alleged had infringed its copyright. See, e.g., Dkt. 14 p. 12 (Plaintiff is suing owners of IP addresses from which infringing activities were found). Plaintiff further claimed that [t]o those defendants who do not respond and defendants without credible explanations, Plaintiff will name and serve. Id. p. 4. Doe 69, one of the moving Does, sought leave to file a reply to Plaintiffs opposition on July 31, 2012. Dkt. 30 & 30-1. On August 5, 2012, one hundred and thirty four days after filing its Complaint, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking an additional 120 days to serve defendants with summons pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Dkt. 31. Plaintiff conceded that it had received identifying information for eight ISP subscribers and notified them of the lawsuit. Dkt. 32 p. 2. Plaintiff has yet to name or file proof of service for any Defendant in this case, though it has informed the Court of only six settlements. Plaintiff claims to no longer equate subscribers with infringers, but has not amended its complaint to say so. On August 9, 2012, at the Courts direction, Plaintiff for the first time stated that the subscribers, who had received Plaintiffs notice describing them as defendants being sued in this case, might not be the defendants being sued for infringement. Dkt. 35. Plaintiff purported to disavow its original position that the subscribers and the infringers being sued are identical. Plaintiff stated they frequently might be one and the same, and argued, common sense frequently supports plausible claims against subscribers, for secondary liability. Id. p. 2. Plaintiff has not amended its complaint to address such claims against subscribers, but states that it still may. Id. Finding plainly incorrect assertions in the Notice delivered to all of the subscribers, in which Plaintiff described them as defendants (Dkt. 41 p. 9), on August 10, 2012, Chief Magistrate Judge Sorokin ordered all subpoenas theretofore issued in the case quashed without prejudice and prohibited Plaintiff from using the previously received identities. Dkt. 36. Plaintiff was permitted to file a renewed request for early discovery by September 10, 2012, if the request would explain how the proposed discovery will establish the identity of the Doe infringers or lead to sufficient information for the Plaintiff to identify the Doe infringers such that the Plaintiff can seek leave to amend the complaint to insert the names of the Doe defendants. Dkt. 41 p. 13. The Court also required Plaintiff to submit to the Court any notice(s) it seeks leave to serve with the subpoena. Id.

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Having emphasized the distinction between subscribers and infringers, the Court cautioned Plaintiff to thereafter distinguish carefully between allegations that it had made and those it might someday be able to. Id. p. 14. In the mea culpa that followed, Plaintiff recognized that the Courts decision [to quash the subpoenas Plaintiff issued to the ISPs] was based on an erroneous notice sent to the subscribers and the attendant risks and burdens imposed upon innocent subscribers, especially issues of privacy. Dkt. 44 p. 2. Plaintiff wants another bite at the apple, asking for authority to require the ISPs to send the same subscribers a second notice. Though Plaintiff expressly disavows having any current claims against the subscribers, the notice would once again invite the subscribers to arrange to settle Plaintiffs claims. (Dkt. 43-1 p. 5: The movie studio Plaintiff may be willing to discuss the possible settlement of its claims against those persons who would like to resolve the matter by settlement. ... You may contact the movie studio Plaintiffs representatives by phone at (413) 268-6500, by fax at (413) 268-6500, or by e-mail at contact@marvincable.com.) The notice would be sent to subscribers along with a questionnaire whose content Plaintiff has not disclosed, and a blank affidavit whose instructions Plaintiff has not described. Dkt. 44 pp. 3-4. Plaintiff has described certain informal discovery it plans to conduct for subscribers, which Plaintiff claimed will establish the identity of the Doe infringers, including Google Maps, residential land records, and generic Internet searches. Id. p. 5. Plaintiff described these three discovery methods, respectively, as inconclusive to absolutely prove who the infringer is, a source for deductions or assumptions [by which] Plaintiff may find evidence leading to the infringer, and not conclusive. Id. Plaintiff concluded not that this evidence would establish an infringers identity or give Plaintiff a good faith basis to amend, but that it might: The evidence when viewed cumulatively may, however, give the Plaintiff a good faith basis to seek leave to amend the complaint, naming the infringer. Id. In its memorandum in support of the Renewed Motion, Plaintiff stated, If this Court requires more information justifying good cause for early discovery, the Plaintiff will happily submit a response or appear before the Court. Dkt. 44 p. 3 n.1. When the Court ordered a hearing on Plaintiffs motion, neither Plaintiff nor its counsel attended. The Court sent notice of the hearing to

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three separate email addresses for Plaintiffs counsel at approximately 10:00 AM on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, more than three days before the 4:00 PM hearing on Friday, October 5, 2012. See Attachment A. Attorneys Jason Sweet and Dan Booth, as counsel for Does 29 and 69, attended the hearing and provided the Courts clerk with Attorney Cables cellphone number, but the clerk was unable to reach Mr. Cable on either his cell phone or his office line during the scheduled hearing. The Court announced it intends to reschedule. ARGUMENT Plaintiff now seeks another bite at the apple. It wants another chance to badger subscribers with coercive settlement demands, intimidation, and fear of reprisals and public humiliation. A review of Plaintiffs business model, its failure to genuinely pursue its claims, and the burdensome requests in its Renewed Motion, reveals that its request is not justified. A. Plaintiffs copyright troll business does not justify discovery aimed at trial. Plaintiff is at the forefront of a national plague of copyright troll lawsuits. A copyright troll is an owner of a valid copyright who brings an infringement action not to be made whole, but rather as a primary or supplemental revenue stream. Mem. & Order, Third Degree Films v. Does 1-47, 12cv-10761-WGY, slip op. at 1 n. 1 (D. Mass. Oct. 2, 2012). In Plaintiffs business model, a lawsuit is effectively over during the ex parte discovery stage, before most lawsuits truly begin. Once Plaintiff is given subscribers contact information, the Court no longer serves Plaintiffs extortive purposes. Predictably, Plaintiff has never proceeded to litigate its claims to trial. Doe 69s motion to quash and/ or sever described Plaintiffs long history of putative litigation filed with no genuine intent to pursue recourse in court. See Dkt. 26 pp. 4-5 & 12. In response, Plaintiff did not deny its bad faith, but claimed that Plaintiffs record of litigation is moot. Dkt. 29 p. 4. Plaintiff made the following representations: In this next week, Plaintiffs Counsel will be amending a complaint, and filing 8-12 lawsuits in this district on behalf of Patrick Collins, Inc. These new lawsuits will be filed against individuals and not multiple Does. These individuals were discovered and investigated using the subpoenaed information (like the information sought here), in Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-45, 1:12-cv-10537 (D. Mass.). Counsel will be doing the same in all other cases for Patrick Collins, Inc. Id. (filed July 13, 2012).
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That false statement by Plaintiff does nothing to moot its bad faith. As Doe 69s proposed reply noted, Plaintiff had not made any such new filings. Dkt. 30-1 p. 13 (filed July 31, 2012). In Massachusetts, Plaintiff has still not filed any claims against any named defendants or any individual suits, whether based on allegations in this case or in any other, nearly three months after claiming it would do so within a week. Plaintiff has been admonished to stop blurring the distinction between subscribers and infringers. In its Memorandum and Order on Motions to Quash, the Court cautions the Plaintiff to distinguish carefully between the allegations it has made at any given time and the allegations it believes it will be able to make in the future. Dkt. 41 p. 14. As defendant counsel noted at the October 5 hearing which Plaintiff did not attend, Plaintiffs counsel has disregarded this precaution. See Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs Emergency Motion for Early Discovery, New Sensations v. Does 1-201, 1:12-cv-11720-RGS, at 1 (D. Mass. filed Sept. 18, 2012) (filed by Attorney Cable) (Plaintiff seeks the identities of all Doe defendants from their respective Internet Service Providers ...). Similarly, Attorney Cables website continues to advise subscribers who receive subpoena notices from their ISPs that this Law Firm has filed a lawsuit against copyright infringers that were identified by tracking software through their IP addresses. See Exhibit B. This Court should not reward Plaintiff by granting further discovery that will allow Plaintiff to do more of the same. B. Plaintiff has directed false statements to the ISP subscribers whom it now seeks permission to burden with even more onerous discovery. Plaintiff admits that it prepared notices to the Doe subscribers that were erroneous, or, less generously, false. Those false notices led to the quashing of its initial subpoenas. This time around, the burdens imposed on subscribers would be even more onerous than under the now-quashed subpoenas. Plaintiff asks the Court to authorize sending subscribers a questionnaire [that] will identify the infringer, if the subscriber is not the infringer. Dkt. 44 p. 4. Plaintiff seeks leave to send subscribers this questionnaire along with the subpoena, but has not submitted a copy to the Court, directly contravening the Courts order. While that flaw alone should condemn Plaintiffs current

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proposal to the same fate as its first stab at discovery, what little Plaintiff does describe about the questionnaire gives ample additional basis to deny leave under Rule 26. The proposed discovery is riddled with shortcuts around the legitimate means for discovery provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The questionnaires answers would be admissible in court, if Plaintiff later showed good faith. Dkt. 44 p. 4. This would turn Plaintiffs counsel into private prosecutors with the power to elicit direct testimonial evidence from potential defendants. Plaintiff has done nothing to justify permitting it to secure such potentially damning information outside the hallowed processes of depositions and Rule 45 subpoenas. Plaintiffs proposed order granting its motion would burden any subscriber who opposes the subpoena by requiring the subscriber to notify all ISPs of its opposition not just the individual subscribers ISP without providing any information as to how a subscriber would give such notice. Dkt. 43-1 4. Additionally, Plaintiff continues to give no explanation for why it requires the MAC address or email address of ISP subscribers to establish any claims. See Dkt. 17 p. 12. That information would greatly help Plaintiff pursue settlements from subscribers. But Plaintiff now contends subscribers are not defendants, so that purpose cannot justify discovery. Plaintiffs motion for a Rule 4(m) extension of time to serve is still pending. Dkt. 31. Plaintiff Renewed Motion seeks to achieve an extension by other means, requesting an order under which it would be allowed to develop, at some unforeseen point in the future, a good faith basis to either amend the Complaint to name [a] subscriber as [a] Doe defendant, or to raise other claims or actions against a subscriber. (Dkt. 43-1 7 & 8.) Plaintiff should not be permitted to delay its decision as to whether it has a good faith basis to sue until nearly a year after filing suit, and after multiple rounds of harassing, settlement-oriented discovery. At its heart, Plaintiff seeks pre-suit discovery to determine whether other causes of action exist and, if so, against whom. As such, its proposed discovery is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this case. Fed.R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). Plaintiffs proposed discovery, if sought with an eye toward generating new claims in other litigation, would not serve any proper purpose in this suit. [W]hen the purpose of a discovery request is to gather information

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for use in proceedings other than the pending suit, discovery properly is denied. Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders, 437 U.S. 340, 353 (1978). [T]he defendant cannot subpoena documents for the purpose of inspection and investigation with the view to eventually subpoenaing them to a trial or deposition or other legal proceeding. Taylor v. Litton Med. Prods., Inc., 19 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1190, 1975 WL 166114, *3 (D. Mass. Jan. 23, 1975). Precisely that situation exists when the plaintiffs are not seeking [the requested information] for the purpose of litigating their current claims. Instead, the plaintiffs intend to either sue the individuals whose identity they uncover or, more likely, to negotiate a settlement with those individuals. Pac. Century Intl, Ltd. v. Does 1-37, No. 12-C-1057, 102 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1201, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44368, *17 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 30, 2012) (quoting Oppenheimer). C. Plaintiffs claimed emergency requiring pre-hearing discovery under Rule 26(d) is belied by Plaintiffs failure to diligently pursue any claims. To justify deviation from the normal course of discovery under Rule 26(d), Plaintiff must show the good cause required by Rule 26(b) by demonstrat[ing] an urgent and compelling need for the requested discovery. Momenta Pharms., Inc. v. Teva Pharms. Indus. Ltd., 765 F. Supp. 2d 87, 90 (D. Mass. 2011). Plaintiffs lack of diligence in pursuing its claims demonstrates the opposite. Plaintiff failed to show up for the hearing on its Renewed Motion. Since missing the hearing, Plaintiffs lead attorney, Marvin Cable, has explained to Doe 21s counsel that he only checks the docket on his cases on a weekly basis. Such a lackadaisical attitude toward litigation, by lead counsel for nearly forty different cases on the federal docket in Massachusetts, evidences bad faith. A litigant who genuinely seeks to pursue something other than strong-arm settlements would not blithely disregard the daily progress of its cases. It is inexplicable as a mere mistake. Less than a month before, Attorney Cable missed a motion hearing in another clients copyright case, despite two weeks advance notice. See New Sensations, Inc. v. Does 1-83, 12-cv-10944, Notice of Hearing on Motion (D. Mass. Aug. 28, 2012) & Clerks Notes on Motion Hearing (Sept. 13, 2012) (Plaintiff fails to appear, hearing rescheduled.). In this case, Plaintiff has received contact information for at least eight Doe defendants and dismissed claims against six, but gives no reason (much less a good faith basis) as to why it requires
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more time to serve process on the others.3 Plaintiff has ample opportunity to serve defendants once it receives their information, but somehow never quite gets around to it. For example, Plaintiff received contact information for all but two of the forty-five Does in another Massachusetts copyright case more than four months ago. Status Report, Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-45, Civ. A. No. 1:12cv-10537-RWZ (D. Mass. filed May 22, 2012). Plaintiff has still not served any of those Doe defendants, though (as here) it has asked for an extra 120 days to do so. See Motion for Extension of Time, Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-45 (filed Aug. 5, 2012). [T]he fact that no defendant has ever been served in one of these mass copyright cases belies any effort by plaintiff to allege that the discovery will lead to identification of and service on the Doe defendant. Hard Drive Prods. v. Does 1-90, No. C11-03825 HRL, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45509, *22 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2012). Extending time or granting leave to again reach out to ISP subscribers would only further extend Plaintiffs opportunities for extortive, extrajudicial self-help. Discovery shall be limited by the Court if the party seeking discovery has had ample opportunity by discovery in the action to obtain the information sought. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2)(ii). Plaintiff was granted full leave to obtain subscriber information pertinent to each of the 79 subscribers. But discovery was stymied as a direct result of Plaintiffs willful distortion of any valid claims it may have. Plaintiff made its bed, and now must lie in it. No pre-hearing discovery is appropriate. D. Plaintiffs failure to attend the hearing on its Renewed Motion warrants sanctions. Plaintiff did not attend, nor seek to reschedule, the 4:00 pm hearing on October 5, 2012, scheduled by the Court on Plaintiffs Renewed Motion, despite three days advance notice to its counsel. See Exhibit A. Counsel for Does 21 and 69 were both in attendance for the hearing, fully prepared to argue against the Renewed Motion. Plaintiffs counsel could not be located, causing the hearing to be rescheduled. As a result, Plaintiff should be assessed the reasonable costs imposed on

Plaintiff filed its Complaint in this case on March 23, 2012. Pursuant to Federal Rule 4(m), Plaintiff was required to serve any defendant against whom it genuinely intended to proceed, absent a showing of good cause, within 120 days. October 8 marks the 200th day since the complaint was filed, and Plaintiff has not served any defendant. 9

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Counsel for Doe 21 and Doe 69 by Plaintiffs unavailability. See Exhibits C & D (affidavits of counsel) and Exhibit E (reconciliation of costs). CONCLUSION Wherefore, Doe 21 and Doe 69 respectfully request that the Court deny Plaintiffs Renewed Motion for Early Discovery, and that Plaintiff be assessed sanctions in the form of the moving Does costs related to the hearing on Plaintiffs Renewed Motion, and the moving Does be granted any other relief that this Court deems appropriate. Respectfully submitted by counsel for Doe 21 and Doe 69 on October 9, 2012.

Daniel G. Booth (BBO# 672090) BOOTH SWEET LLP 32R Essex Street, Suite 1 Cambridge, MA 02139 Telephone: (617) 250-8602 Facsimile: (617) 250-8883 dbooth@boothsweet.com

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 9, 2012, the foregoing document, filed through the ECF system, will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing, and paper copies will be served via first-class mail to any identified non-registered participants for whom a mailing address is provided. /s/ Daniel G. Booth LOCAL RULE 7.1(A)(2) CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that prior to filing the foregoing document, I conferred with counsel for Plaintiff in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the issues presented in the Motion for Sanctions. The parties were unable to resolve the issue presented for the Courts determination in this Motion. /s/ Daniel G. Booth

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This is an automatic e-mail message generated by the CM/ECF system. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this e-mail because the mail box is unattended. ***NOTE TO PUBLIC ACCESS USERS*** Judicial Conference of the United States policy permits attorneys of record and parties in a case (including pro se litigants) to receive one free electronic copy of all documents filed electronically, if receipt is required by law or directed by the filer. PACER access fees apply to all other users. To avoid later charges, download a copy of each document during this first viewing. However, if the referenced document is a transcript, the free copy and 30 page limit do not apply. United States District Court District of Massachusetts Notice of Electronic Filing The following transaction was entered on 10/2/2012 at 10:07 AM EDT and filed on 10/2/2012 Case Name: Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1 - 79 Case Number: 1:12-cv-10532-GAO Filer: Document Number: No document attached Docket Text: Ch. Magistrate Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. ORDER Setting Hearing on Motion. The Court will hold a hearing on the Plaintiff's Renewed Motion for Early Discovery (Docket # 43) on October 5, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in Courtroom 24, before Ch. Mag. Judge Leo T. Sorokin. Counsel shall be prepared to address the questions of: (1) what information the Plaintiff already possesses regarding the alleged infringers; and, (2) what further discovery is required in order to enable it to name the infringers identified in the Complaint. (Chernetsky, James) 1:12-cv-10532-GAO Notice has been electronically mailed to: Stephen P. Colella colellalaw@aol.com John J. Regan jreganesq@aol.com Jason E. Sweet jsweet@boothsweet.com Daniel G. Booth dbooth@boothsweet.com Marvin N. Cable law@marvincable.com, cd@marvincable.com, rw@marvincable.com 1:12-cv-10532-GAO Notice will not be electronically mailed to: John Doe 12

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Frequently Asked Questions About Subpoena Notifications from your Internet Service Provider, or Copyright Infringement Letters From This Law Firm IMPORTANT NOTE: The use of the Internet for communications with The Law Offices of Marvin Cable, or a member of the firm, does not establish an attorneyclient relationship. Information provided on this website is not a substitute for legal advice. Do not take any action based on any information obtained on his website without first consulting with your own attorney.

Who is the law firm The Law Offices of Marvin Cable? The Law Offices of Marvin Cable is a law firm providing intellectual property protection and enforcement services. This law firm represents owners of copyrighted works (such as motion pictures and images). I received a notification from my Internet Service Provider (ISP) that this Law Firm is seeking my name and address through a subpoena. What does that mean for me? It means that this Law Firm has filed a lawsuit against copyright infringers that were identified by tracking software through their IP addresses. It appears that your IP address is among the ones identified as having engaged in illegal file sharing. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has received a subpoena (a kind of court order) to disclose your identity. The Internet Service Provider is notifying you that it must comply with this subpoena within usually 28-30 days. If you wish to contest that, you need to file a motion in the court where the lawsuit is pending. If you would like to resolve the matter before your Internet Service Provider discloses your name and address, please contact us at 413-268-6500. We offer confidential settlements without using your name. Why did I receive a letter from your Law Firm? You received a letter because a copyright infringement involving your Internet account was detected, relating to a copyright owned by one of our clients. Has my privacy been invaded? No. A copyright infringement was detected over the public Internet or a public Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network involving your Internet connection. Will this lawsuit go away if I just remove the file from my computer? No. In fact, removing the file associated with your case may be a breach of an obligation to preserve electronic evidence. I found the item in question on the Internet and thought it was free, or did not know it was protected by someones copyright. This does not absolve your liability. I purchased a file-sharing program or subscription to a website where I obtained the movie at issue. Why did I receive a notice from my ISP or letter from you? The rights you purchased were likely only for the file-sharing software or subscription service itself, not the rights to upload, download or otherwise share copyright-protected materials. Please read the fine print and/or user agreement associated with the file-sharing program or subscription that you purchased. You might find a clause that places the liability on you as the end user and references the fact that uploading, downloading or otherwise sharing copyright-protected materials is illegal. How do I know that the IP Address listed in the notice is mine and not a fake? The IP Address and associated account holder have been matched by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), a third party that is not related to this Law Firm.
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In an attempt to resolve these matters without litigation, we will make a settlement offer. Such a settlement will release you from liability. Do I need to hire an attorney? It is advisable to discuss the matter with a qualified attorney. Why are copyright lawsuits filed? Copyright owners file such enforcement lawsuits to protect their rights. Production studios and other copyright owners lose massive revenue because of illegal filesharing. Can I review the text of the liability release prior to settling? Yes, here is a representative example of a liability release. The sample provided here is of the type issued AFTER payment of the settlement amount: This Liability Release Agreement (hereinafter Agreement) pertains to a disputed claim and does not constitute an admission of liability by any of the parties to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, RELEASEE and RELEASOR agree as follows: The above-identified RELEASEE represents and warrants to RELEASOR that RELEASEE has made diligent efforts to identify and, if found, to remove any and all copies of the above-titled work from all of RELEASEEs computers, and to the extent any other copies may have existed in other media RELEASEEs possession, RELEASEE has destroyed all other copies of the work prior to the Settlement Date written above, except for any copies lawfully obtained from RELEASOR. RELEASEE releases RELEASOR from and against all claims, causes of actions, lawsuits, damages and demands whatsoever, specifically arising from, relating to, or in connection with RELEASORs prosecution of the above-identified case. In reliance on and in exchange for the representations and warranties and release by RELEASEE, and in consideration of the settlement amount set out above received by RELEASOR from RELEASEE on the Settlement Date, RELEASOR hereby releases and discharges the RELEASEE, and RELEASEEs heirs and successors, from and against all claims, causes of actions, lawsuits, damages and demands whatsoever, specifically arising from, relating to, or in connection with RELEASEEs actions in connection with RELEASEEs alleged infringement prior to the Settlement Date of the copyright in the above-titled work on the computer associated with the IP Address and Timestamp listed above, and/or on computers within the same specific household associated with the IP Address and Timestamp listed above. In this regard, the term RELEASEE includes any person who had used a computer in such household to the extent, and only to the extent, that the use of such computer was in such household. This Agreement applies to no other claims, causes of action, lawsuits, damages and demands that RELEASOR may have against RELEASEE (e.g., for any infringement of the copyright in another work or for subsequent infringement of the same work) which, if existing, shall survive this Agreement. This Agreement does not apply to any infringement by any other Doe defendant in the above-identified case. If the above-identified case has not otherwise been dismissed with respect to RELEASEE, dismissal with prejudice will be filed in the above-identified case identifying the RELEASEE by the Doe number and IP Address and Timestamp listed above. Confidentiality: Except to the extent necessary to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the parties shall maintain the terms of this Agreement confidential, including the real name and address of the RELEASEE. It is understood and agreed that the fact that settlement has been reached with the party identified by the Doe number and/or IP Address and Timestamp listed above is not confidential. RELEASEE acknowledges that he or she has had the opportunity to seek the advice of independent counsel of his or her own choice regarding this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the complete statement of the terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties, and supersedes and merges all prior proposals, understandings and all other agreements, oral and written, between the parties relating to the subject of this Liability Release. Any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto regarding such transaction are expressly cancelled. This Agreement cannot be modified or otherwise changed except by an instrument in writing duly signed by the parties hereto. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the law of the State of California. In the event of a dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, the
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ PATRICK COLLINS, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civ. A. No. 1:12-cv-10532-GAO ) DOES 1 79, ) ) Defendants. ) AFFIDAVIT OF ATTORNEY JASON SWEET 1. 2. 3. My name is Jason E. Sweet. I am the attorney of record for Doe 21 in the above-referenced matter. On October 5, 2012, I attended a motion hearing on Plaintiffs Renewed Motion for Early Discovery (the Motion). I was fully prepared to argue in opposition to the Motion. 4. The clerk of court noted at 4:00 pm, the scheduled hearing time, that Attorney Marvin Cable, Plaintiffs lead counsel, was not present. 5. The clerk of court attempted to call Attorney Cable, including by his cell phone number, which I provided. 6. 7. The Magistrate Judge announced that Attorney Cable could not be reached. The Magistrate Judge announced that argument on the Motion would be rescheduled.

Signed under the pains and penalties of perjury on October 9, 2012. /s/ Jason Sweet Jason E. Sweet (BBO# 668596) BOOTH SWEET LLP 32R Essex Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Telephone: (617) 250-8602 jsweet@boothsweet.com

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ PATRICK COLLINS, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civ. A. No. 1:12-cv-10532-GAO ) DOES 1 79, ) ) Defendants. ) AFFIDAVIT OF ATTORNEY DAN BOOTH 1. 2. 3. My name is Daniel G. Booth. I am the attorney of record for Doe 69 in the above-referenced matter. On October 5, 2012, I attended a motion hearing on Plaintiffs Renewed Motion for Early Discovery (the Motion). 4. 5. I was fully prepared to argue in opposition to the Motion. The clerk of court noted at 4:00 pm, the scheduled hearing time, that Attorney Marvin Cable, Plaintiffs lead counsel, was not present. 6. 7. 8. The clerk of court attempted to call Attorney Cable. The Magistrate Judge announced that Attorney Cable could not be reached. The Magistrate Judge announced that argument on the Motion would be rescheduled.

Signed under the pains and penalties of perjury on October 9, 2012. /s/ Dan Booth Daniel G. Booth (BBO# 672090) BOOTH SWEET LLP 32R Essex Street, Suite 1 Cambridge, MA 02139 Telephone: (617) 250-8602 dbooth@boothsweet.com

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ PATRICK COLLINS, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civ. A. No. 1:12-cv-10532-GAO ) DOES 1 79, ) ) Defendants. ) DOE 21 AND DOE 69S MOTION FOR FEES AND COSTS Now comes Doe 21 and Doe 69 in the above-reference matter to move this Court to assess an award including fees and costs for the failure of Plaintiff, Patrick Collins, Inc., to attend a scheduled hearing on its own motion at 4:00 pm on October 5, 2012, Chief Magistrate Judge Leo T. Sorokin presiding.

Preparation of Opposition to Plaintiffs Renewed Motion for Early Discovery and Motion for Sanctions (Booth) Court appearance (Booth and Sweet) Travel (Booth and Sweet)

5.0

250.00

1250.00

1.0 2.0

250.00 250.00

500.00 1000.00 $2750.00

Respectfully submitted by counsel for Doe 21 and Doe 69 on October 9, 2012. /s/ Dan Booth Daniel G. Booth (BBO# 672090) BOOTH SWEET LLP 32R Essex Street, Suite 1 Cambridge, MA 02139 Telephone: (617) 250-8602 dbooth@boothsweet.com