Voltage Pictures, LLC v. John Doe, 2016 FC 881
Justice Boswell - 2016-07-28
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The Applicants have initiated a proposed class proceeding claiming, amongst other things, declaratory and injunctive relief against the Respondent whose identity is presently unknown to them. It is alleged that the Respondent (and others like him or her) has engaged in illegal file sharing over the Internet, and thereby infringed the Applicants’ copyrights in several films. ... The Applicants’ argument as to the unreasonableness and the amount of Rogers’ hourly fee is not persuasive. The fee is what it is, and if the Applicants want information about the Subscriber they must pay the hourly fee. The record suggests that no more than about an hour will be necessary for Rogers to assemble, verify and forward the Subscriber information to the Applicants, so the total cost would be approximately $113. ... Accordingly, the Court directs the parties to agree upon the terms of the letter to be sent to John Doe within 10 days of the date of this order and to provide the Court with a final, signature-ready copy of such letter for the Court’s approval prior to such letter being sent. In the event the parties are unable to so agree, the Court will review and finalize such letter based upon the draft form previously provided by the Applicants.
Decision relates to:
- T-662-16 - VOLTAGE PICTURES ET AL v. JOHN DOE ET AL
- A-278-16(2017 FCA 97) - which is an appeal from this decision