04/03/2018

Bodyguard Productions Subpoena: What to do now

By Jeffrey Antonelli Bodyguard Productions Inc, ISP 0 Comments

Have you recently received a letter from your internet service provider, such as Comcast, Cox, Verizon or AT&T, along with a subpoena from Bodyguard Productions, Inc?

Bodyguard Productions has filed federal copyright infringement lawsuits alleging that someone in your home or office downloaded an illegal copy of ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ using file-sharing software.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard was a hit when it was released in summer 2017, however, pirated copies were leaked online a mere 8 days post-theatrical release.

Is the Bodyguard Productions subpoena real?

Unfortunately, yes, and ignoring it will reduce your options to fight it. Typically you only have a few weeks to a month to file a motion to quash or vacate the subpoena.

It’s important to know that at this point in the litigation defendants are anonymous, identified only as John Doe.
They will remain known as John Doe on the public court docket until their Internet company releases their names and addresses to the movie company’s attorneys. Before that release happens, Internet subscribers will receive a letter notifying them that they are being targeted in the copyright infringement lawsuits.

What are my choices?
Once you’ve received a subpoena from Bodyguard Productions, you have three options available to you:
1. You can resolve it anonymously
2. You can file a motion to quash it before it gets to court
3. You can prepare to fight it in court

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If you’ve received a Bodyguard Productions, Inc. Subpoena or were served a Summons, don’t panic. We will help you solve this.

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You can learn more about the Bodyguard Productions lawsuits here.

About Author

JAntonelli

Jeffrey Antonelli is a member of the federal trial bar of the Northern District of Illinois and is admitted to numerous federal courts around the country. He has been a civil litigator nearly 25 years in a broad range of actions representing corporations and individuals as plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court. Jeffrey has been interviewed by the media many times, including Bloomberg BNA, NBC, The New York Times, Chicago Lawyer, Chicago Tribune, and the longstanding lawyer’s publication Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Prior to forming Antonelli Law Ltd. in 2007 Jeffrey worked for several litigation boutiques in Chicago’s Loop as well as a full service firm. His litigation experience includes hotly contested issues in intellectual property, business, insurance, and consumer fraud. He is an adviser to the Illinois Board of Higher Education Advisory Council for Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS), and was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Education Law Section Council from 2012-2013. Jeffrey is especially proud of his work representing hundreds of students defrauded by improperly accredited educational institutions, including as certified class counsel. Before attending law school, Jeffrey was interested first in business, and then in biomedical ethics. These interests led him to graduate from the nation’s largest philosophy department at Loyola University in Chicago, where some of his favorite (and most challenging) subjects were cognitive science and philosophy of science. During college he held positions at the University of Chicago’s Ben May Institute; as a medical assistant for a University of Chicago foot and ankle surgeon; and volunteered in the emergency room at the University of Chicago Hospitals. These experiences led to studying health law at the DePaul College of Law where Jeffrey earned his law degree and a certificate in health law. At that time DePaul’s Institute for Health Law was consistently ranked in the top 10 health law specialty programs nationwide. During law school Jeffrey immersed himself in studying the practical and public policy aspects of health care through internships at the American Medical Association in Chicago, and on Capitol Hill at the Governmental Relations Office of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, DC. Jeffrey has concentrated in civil litigation throughout his legal career, and is a member of the federal trial bar of the Northern District of Illinois, the Central District of Illinois federal court, and all federal courts of Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. In addition, he is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Jeffrey prides himself on his strong personal ideals, passionate, ethical advocacy, and working hard to bring the best possible results for his clients. He also maintains a special interest in cases involving fraud. Whether due to good parenting, his family’s law enforcement employment, undergraduate studies in philosophy including ethics, or a fortuitous outcome of good breeding, one essence of Jeffrey’s character is a drive to root out the truth behind fraudulent practices.