Scobie v. State of Oklahoma

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• estimating that “30% of the names turned over by ISPs are not those of individuals who actually downloaded or shared the copyrighted material”
• concluding joinder was proper where plaintiff alleged defendants traded the same copyrighted work as a group
• finding that plaintiff established good cause for issuing a Rule 45 subpoena to internet service provider to obtain information to identify one of its subscribers, who alleged infringed the plaintiff’s copyrights
• declining to sever the Doe defendants at that time, but leaving open the possibility of reconsidering the issue later on
• declining to sever defendants where the Plaintiff alleged that the Doe defendants were trading the exact same file as part of the same swarm
• applying “flexible standard of reasonableness and good cause” in determining whether to grant expedited discovery request

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