Judge allows porn copyright firm to unmask anonymous downloader in Brooklyn case

BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has granted Strike 3 Holdings, a California-based adult film company, permission to subpoena Verizon Fios for the identity of an anonymous internet subscriber accused of illegally downloading explicit content through file-sharing platforms.

The motion, filed in Eastern District federal court, targets a user known only by the IP address 70.23.115.234. Strike 3 alleges that the user infringed on its copyrighted adult films using BitTorrent software, a peer-to-peer network that allows large file downloads. According to the company, the IP address is connected to a physical address located within the court’s jurisdiction, but Strike 3 says it cannot identify the individual behind t

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