Lightspeed Media Corporation has filed a lawsuit in Illinois state court against several hundred potential John Doe defendants alleging that these John Doe defendants either hacked Lightspeed’s website to obtain legitimate user passwords or used the hacked passwords to get access to Lightspeed’s subscriber content.
The lawsuit asserts claims under the federal computer fraud and abuse statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1030 et seq., as well as common law claims for unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, conversion and breach of contract. A copy of the lawsuit, without the exhibits identifying the IP addresses of the John Doe defendants, can be viewed by clicking here Complaint.
DeBlasio & Gower, LLC attorneys have extensive experience in Intellectual Property litigation. By way of example, in his career, Mr. DeBlasio has represented one of the world’s largest music licensing organizations in copyright infringement matters, as well as one of the most popular manufacturers of plush toys in trademark infringement cases. For more information, visit www.dgllc.net or call one of our attorney, (630) 560-1123
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