[x-pubpol] Is Being In the Same BitTorrent "Swarm" Equal To "Interacting"?

[Joly MacFie]

Interesting hair splitting exercise in New York case..

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/06/29/2323252/is-being-in-the-same-bittorrent-swarm-equal-to-interacting
*"In the new wave of bittorrent downloading cases, the plaintiffs' lawyers
like to lump a number of 'John Does' together in the same case in order to
avoid filing fees ($350 a pop). Their excuse for 'joinder' is the
allegation that the defendants 'interacted' with each other by reason of
the fact that their torrents may have emanated from the same 'swarm.' In
Malibu Media v. Does 1-5, when John Doe #4 indicated his intention to move
for severance, the Court asked the lawyers to address the 'swarm' issue in
their papers. So when John Doe #4 filed his or her motion to quash, sever,
and dismiss<http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2012/06/john-doe-4-files-motion-to-quash-sever.html>,
he filed a detailed memorandum of
law<http://beckermanlegal.com/Lawyer_Copyright_Internet_Law/malibumedia_does1-5_120629MemoOfLaw.pdf>
(PDF)
analyzing the 'swarm' theory in detail. What do you think?"*

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