Production Company Copyright Lawsuits

Mass Litigation Copyright Lawsuits

Over the past several years, there have been many different production companies that have engaged in mass litigation copyright lawsuits. These lawsuits typically include a large number of initially unidentified (by name) defendants. A defendant in these cases is individually referred to as a DOE. These mass litigation copyright lawsuits are typically issued in the Federal Court of Canada and are served on hundreds, if not thousands, of DOE defendants, depending on the specific production copyright lawsuit.

Production Company Lawsuits

Production company lawsuits are often started by a production company that claims to have rights in a specific production, whether a movie or TV show. Production company lawsuits are usually commenced in the Federal Court. Each production company lawsuit claims copyright infringement against a DOE defendant.

What is Copyright?

Copyright is a term provided to the rights granted under the Copyright Act to an owner and, or, author of an original work. Some of the exclusive rights granted to a copyright holder of a work under the Copyright Act are as follows:

• To produce or reproduce the work or substantial part of the work.
• (There are many other rights granted under the Copyright Act)

For more information about copyright, see our article titled: Protect Your IP.

Copyright Infringement

As its name suggests, copyright infringement is an act done by another party that infringes the rights provided to a copyright holder under the Copyright Act. For example, it could be an infringement of copyright to produce or reproduce a work or substantial part of the work without consent from the copyright holder.

It is important to speak to a copyright lawyer about copyright infringement, since copyright infringement can be a very complex area of the law. The plaintiff production companies in the mass litigation copyright lawsuits all claim copyright infringement as a basis of their claims made against a DOE defendant.

If you were named as a DOE defendant in a production company copyright lawsuit, call SLC Law at +1 (416) 319-2220 to speak to a copyright lawyer.

List of Production Company Copyright Lawsuits

As of the publication date of this article, the following production company copyright cases have been commenced in the Federal Court:

1. RAMBO V PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-196-20).

2. HB PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-1670-19).

3. OUTPOST PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE # 1 ET AL (T-1138-20).

4. MILLENNIUM FUNDING, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-198-20).

5. EVE NEVADA, LLC v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-439-21).

6. THE GUARD PRODUCTIONS LTD v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-1081-22).

7. AFTER EVER HAPPY PRODUCTIONS, LTD v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-585-23).

8. HITMAN TWO PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-124-22).

9. HB PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-1670-19).

10. MILLENNIUM FUNDING, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-1010-19).

11. MORGAN CREEK PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-71-18).

12. COLOSSAL MOVIE PRODUCTIONS, LLC v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-909-17).

13. BODYGUARD PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-1918-17).

14. WIND RIVER PRODUCTIONS, LLC v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-1926-17).

15. JUSTICE EVERYWHERE PRODUCTIONS LLC v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-1086-17).

16. UN4 PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-908-17).

17. I.T.PRODUCTIONS, LLC v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-480-17).

18. CRIMINAL PRODUCTIONS v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-265-17).

19. LHF PRODUCTION INC v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-264-17).

20. ME2 PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOE #1 ET AL (T-2177-16).

DOE Options

If you were named as a DOE defendant in a production company copyright lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada, call SLC Law to speak to a copyright lawyer about options that may be available. Before making a decision about your defence strategy, you may want to speak to a copyright lawyer who is knowledgeable about these production company copyright cases. Call SLC Law, a law firm in Mississauga, Canada to discuss.

Other Mass Copyright Cases

In addition to the production company copyright lawsuits listed above, SLC Law can assist you with other mass copyright lawsuits. In particular, there is at least one other mass copyright lawsuit with multiple DOE defendants with a Federal Court file number. One particular example is the following case:

• ANSYS, INC. et Al. v. JOHN DOE and JANE DOE (T-1776-21).