Reston Eilers was sent several copyright letters by Killer Joe Nevada LLC, the copyright owner of the movie “Killer Joe”. The alleged infringer was identified as Doe-76.115.252.140 after a subpoena was sent to the ISP where Mr. Eilers was subscribed with.
Court Hearing and Judgment
After various attempts of sending several letters to Mr. Eilers, which the defendant did not respond to, Killer Joe Nevada LLC asked the Court to issue a Show Cause Order requesting Mr. Eilers to cooperate and attend the show cause hearing.
Mr. Eilers assured the court …show more content…
that he is not the infringer who downloaded copyright owner’s motion picture. He asserted that there was no evidence before the court to indicate otherwise. However, the court said that the issue is not whether Mr. Eilers is the infringer, but his refusal to respond to a subpoena served on him by U.S. Mail, delivery thereof was confirmed, and his subsequent failure to comply with the court’s Order to respond to the copyright owner’s subpoena.
Mr.
Eilers explained that his failure to respond was in reliance on an advice provided by various Internet web pages that oppose copyright owner’s actions or copyright enforcement. The Court said that any advice to ignore court orders or a subpoena, whether served in person or by mail, is incorrect and provides no legal excuse.
Therefore, the Court found Mr. Eilers in contempt of the Court’s Order and the copyright owner was awarded reasonable costs and fees.
“Killer Joe”
Killer Joe is a 2012 crime/drama/thriller that talks about a Texan drug dealer’s gore plan of killing his own mother to collect the insurance money and pay for his huge debt. The movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon, and Marc Macaulay. It’s written by Tracy Letts, directed by William Friedkin, and produced by Voltage Pictures, Picture Perfect, Worldview Entertainment, and ANA Media.
Killer Joe Nevada LLC is the company that files copyright infringement lawsuits against different John Does for downloading the movie “Killer Joe” via a torrent protocol.
The case above and other several cases filed by the “pirate hunter” Carl Crowell in Oregon as well as other attorneys in other territories is just another proof that ISP subscribers who receive copyright letters should cooperate rather than follow advice from online forums and end up in a much deeper
trouble.