Airbus Complaint
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INTHEUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTFORTHESOUTHERNDISTRICTOFFLORIDACASE.NO.:AEROSOFTGMBH,
Plaintiff,
v.JOHNDOES1-50,
Defendants.
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COMPLAINTPlaintiff,AEROSOFTGMBH,herebysuesDefendants,JOHNDOES1-50,andstatesasfollows:JURISDICTIONANDVENUE1.ThisisacivilactionseekingdamagesandinjunctivereliefforcopyrightinfringementunderthecopyrightlawsoftheUnitedStates(17U.S.C§01etseq.).2.ThisCourthassubjectmatterjurisdictionoverthisactionpursuantto28U.S.C.§1331(federalquestion);and28U.S.C§1338(patents,copyrights,trademarksandunfaircompetition).3.AssetforthinExhibit"A",eachoftheDefendants'actsofcopyrightinfringementoccurredusinganInternetProtocoladdress("IPaddress")tracedtoaphysicaladdresslocatedinFlorida,andthereforepursuanttoFla.Stat.§48.l93(1)(b)and(2),thisCourthaspersonaljurisdictionovereachDefendantbecause(a)eachDefendantcommittedthetortuousconductallegedinthisComplaintintheStateofFlorida,and
(i)
eachDefendantresidesintheStateofFloridaand/or(ii)hasengagedinsubstantialandnotisolatedbusinessactivityintheStateofFlorida.
4.VenueisproperinthisDistrictpursuantto28U.S.C§1391(b)becauseatleastoneoftheDefendantsresidesinthisDistrictandalloftheDefendantsresideinFloridaadditionally,venueisproperinthisDistrictpursuant28U.S.C
§
1400(a)(venueforcopyrightcases)becauseatleastoneDefendantorDefendant'sagentresidesinthisDistrict.
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PlaintiffisacorporationorganizedandexistingunderthelawsofGermanyandhasitsprincipalplaceofbusinesslocatedatLindberghRing12,Bueren,Germany,33142.6.EachDefendantisknowntoPlaintiffonlybyanIPaddress.7.
An
IPaddressisanumberthatisassignedtoelectronicdevices,suchascomputers,thatarecommunicatingwitheachother.InternetServiceProviders(an"ISP")assignIP-addressestoeachindividualinternetconnection.8.TheISPtowhicheachDefendantsubscribescancorrelatetheDefendant'sIPaddresstotheDefendant'strueidentity.9.PursuanttoFed.R.
Civ,
P.20(a)(2),eachoftheDefendantsisproperlyjoinedbecause:(a)eachoftheDefendantsisjointlyandseverallyliablefortheinfringingactivitiesofeachoftheotherDefendants,orinthealternative(b)theinfringementcomplainedofhereinbyeachoftheDefendantswaspartofaseriesoftransactions,involvingpiecesofPlaintiffscopyrightedWork,andwasaccomplishedbytheDefendantsactinginconcertwitheachother,and(c)therearecommonquestionsoflawandfactastheclaimsagainsteachoftheDefendantsareidenticalandeachoftheDefendantsusedaBitTorrentprotocoltoinfringePlaintiffscopyrightedWork.
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GENERALALLEGATIONS10.OnoraboutFebruary23,2012,PlaintiffsubmittedanapplicationforCopyrightRegistration(ServicesRequestNumber1-728021175)forthevideogametitled"AirbusX"(the"Work").11.AcopyoftheapplicationforCopyrightRegistrationevidencingPlaintiffsownershipasoftheapplicationdateisattachedasExhibit"B".12.Bit'Torrentisapeer-to-peerfilesharingprotocolusedfordistributinglargeamountsofdatawithoutoverloadingthesourcecomputerandnetwork.13.Insteadofdownloadingalargefilefromasinglesourcecomputer,theBit'Torrentprotocolallowsitsuserstojoinwhatisknownasa"swarm"ofhostcomputerswhichareabletodownloadanduploadfromeachothersimultaneouslyversusdownloadingafilefromonesinglecomputerdirectlyconnectedtoanothersinglecomputer.14.EachDefendantinstalleda"Bit'IorrentClient"ontohisorhercomputerwhichisasoftwareprogramthatinitiatestheBitTorrentprotocol.ExamplesofaBitTorrentClientincludeu'TorrentandVuze,bothwhichcanbedownloadeddirectlyfromtheinternet.15.OnceaBitTorrentClienthasbeeninstalledonacomputer,itservesastheuser'sinterfaceduringtheprocessofuploadinganddownloadingdatausingtheBit'Torrentprotocol.16.ABitTorrentuserthatuploadsanewfile,knownasan"initialseeder:'firstmustcreateatorrentdescriptorfileusingtheBitTorrentClientthatheorshepreviouslyinstalledontohisorhercomputer.3
