Millennium Funding, Inc. v. Leaseweb USA, Inc.

Summary

Multiple production companies including Morgan Creek Productions and Hitman Two Productions sued VPN and web-hosting providers—including ExpressVPN, Surfshark, and Leaseweb USA—for copyright infringement. The plaintiffs allege the defendants facilitated piracy of their films by hosting or enabling unauthorized distribution. The case targets the infrastructure companies accused of enabling large-scale movie theft.

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Cause

17:101 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

Hitman Two Productions, Inc. (plaintiff) Morgan Creek Productions, Inc. (plaintiff) Outpost Productions, Inc. (plaintiff) Millennium SPVH, Inc. (plaintiff) Bodyguard Productions, Inc. (plaintiff) Nikola Productions, Inc. (plaintiff) Speed Kills Productions, Inc. (plaintiff) Rambo V Productions, Inc. (plaintiff) Venice PI, LLC (plaintiff) Laundry Films, Inc. (plaintiff) LHF Productions, Inc. (plaintiff) VPN CONSUMER NETWORK SERVICES (defendant) VPN CONSUMER NETWORK (defendant) EXPRESS VPN INTERNATIONAL LTD (Isle of Man) (defendant) EXPRESS VPN INTERNATIONAL LTD (BVI) (defendant) ZENGUARD GMBH (defendant) KEEPSOLID, INC. (defendant) Surfshark, Ltd. (defendant) Does 1-100 (defendant) Leaseweb USA, Inc. (defendant)

Docket entries

1. #722022-01-14

   Report Regarding Copyright

2. #712022-01-14

   Order

3. #702022-01-13

   Stipulation of Dismissal

4. #692022-01-11

   Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting

5. #682022-01-05

   Order

6. #672022-01-03

   Status Report

7. #662021-12-23

   Notice of Voluntary Dismissal

8. #652021-12-21

   Scheduling Order

9. 2021-12-21

   Remark

10. #642021-12-20

    Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

11. #632021-12-20

    Order

12. #622021-12-17

    Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

13. 2021-12-17

    Notice of Correction

14. 2021-12-17

    Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

15. 2021-12-01

    Notice of Correction

16. 2021-11-08

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

17. 2021-05-26

    Notice of Correction

18. 2021-05-26

    Notice of Correction re 1 Complaint and 3 NOTICE. The filing user has been notified that document [1-7 and 3] are incorrectly saved PDF fillable forms and have been removed. The filing user was directed to refile the document. (lber)

19. 2021-05-25

    Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr and Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff. (lber)

20. 2021-05-25

    Initial Case Assignment

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