05/09/2018

Malibu Media is Suing You: Here are your choices.

Malibu Media is a subscription-based website for adult content, x-art.com. They are also one of the most prolific filers of copyright infringement lawsuits in the US, having filed more than 6,000 identical BitTorrent lawsuits to date.

Have you just received notification from your internet service provider, such as Comcast, Cox, or Verizon, that Malibu Media is seeking your name?

Now that you have this notification, you typically have 30 days to decide how you want to handle it before the case may move forward.

Here’s the good news: At this point in the litigation you are still anonymous and identified only as John Doe.

You will remain known as John Doe on the public court docket until your Internet company is ordered by a judge to release your name and address to the Malibu Media’s attorneys.

In your case against Malibu Media, you have some choices on how you’d like to proceed:

You can resolve this anonymously, agreeing on a financial settlement before your ISP releases your name
You can file a motion to quash to stop your identity from being released by your ISP (essentially proving to a judge that the lawsuit against you has no merit)
You can fight this in court. Your identity will be released to the production company and you will be served with a subpoena and have to appear in court to defend your case

Malibu Media Summons: What do I do now?

Don’t sign anything
Don’t try to delete anything – this could make penalties worse
Decide how you want to handle it by speaking to an experienced ISP Subpoena Defense Lawyer. We offer free consultations.

What’s the best course of action for you against Malibu Media?

Each case is different – make sure you speak with an attorney to see what’s best for your individual situation.

We’ve represented nearly 2,000 clients across the US and can help you figure out the best course of action for you.

Want to know more? We have an entire page dedicated to the Malibu Media lawsuits.

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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.