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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MALIBU MEDIA, LLC,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER IP ADDRESS

98.207.153.167,

Defendant. /

No. C 15-04173 WHA

ORDER RE STIPULATION AND

PROTECTIVE ORDER

GOVERNING CONFIDENTIAL

THIRD-PARTY MATERIAL

The Internet subscriber assigned to the above-captioned IP address by Comcast contends

that an individual renting his guest house committed the alleged copyright infringement. 

Counsel for subscriber contacted counsel for plaintiff and offered to provide the name and

identifying information of the renter, subject to the confidentiality protections set forth in the

order granting plaintiff’s motion for leave to serve a third-party subpoena. The subscriber also

seeks the same protection. Plaintiff and the subscriber have submitted a joint stipulation

agreeing to a protective order regarding the identifying information of both the subscriber and

the renter (Dkt. No. 19). The parties’ protective order is hereby APPROVED as modified below:

1. Plaintiff will treat any and all identifying information about the renter in

accordance with the October 18, 2015 order granting plaintiff’s ex parte motion

for leave to serve a third-party subpoena;

2. Plaintiff will further treat any and all identifying information about the

subscriber as follows:

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a. Plaintiff may not use any identifying information of the subscriber for

any purpose other than protecting its rights as set forth in the complaint;

b. Plaintiff shall not disclose the subscriber’s name, address, telephone

number, email, social media username, or any other identifying

information, other than his or her IP address.

c. All documents including subscriber’s identifying information, apart from

his or her IP address, shall be filed under seal, with all such information

redacted on the public docket, unless and until the Court orders otherwise

and only after subscriber has had an opportunity to challenge the

disclosure of any identifying information.

3. If any of subscriber’s identifying information is disclosed in violation of this

protective order, plaintiff shall immediately inform subscriber of all pertinent

facts relating to the disclosure, and shall make reasonable efforts to rectify such

disclosure and prevent further disclosure. Plaintiff’s compliance with this

paragraph shall be without prejudice to any rights or remedies of subscriber

arising from violation of this protective order.

4. By DECEMBER 21, subscriber shall please file a notice including his or her name

and address, along with any and all identifying information that subscriber has

provided to plaintiff regarding renter. Subscriber should comply with the

procedure detailed in Civil L.R. 79-5 to ensure that the identifying information is

filed under seal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 14, 2015. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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