Abstract
Since the fall of Napster, litigation involving the illegal downloading of copyrighted materials has become common. More recently, the adult film industry has joined the fight against illegal downloads. Unlike the music and film industries that came before it, the adult film industry’s pursuit of litigation presents a number of difficult problems that involve the balancing of the industry’s interest in protecting their copyrighted materials with the possibility of innocent defendants being shamed into settlements due to the embarrassing nature of the suits. This Comment looks to strike this balance through the use of Rule 11 sanctions as a catalyst to change, with the end result being a process utilizing the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
Recommended Citation
Eric D. Block,
The Seedy Underbelly of Joinder and Reverse Class Actions: The Porn Industry’s Crusade Against Digital Piracy and Its Interplay With Rule 11 Sanctions,
37
S. Ill. U. L.J.
419
(2013).
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/siulj/vol37/iss2/6