Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe Subscriber Assigned IP Address 99.162.148.26

I. BACKGROUND

24 Strike 3 owns the copyrights for several adult motion pictures that are associated with and 25 distributed through various adult websites. Compl. ¶¶ 1–3, ECF No. 1. Using a specialized 26 infringement detection system it developed, Strike 3 discovered the IP address of the Doe 27 Defendant who allegedly infringed Strike 3’s copyrights. Id. ¶¶ 27–44. Specifically, Strike 3 1 alleges that the Doe Defendant used BitTorrent's file network to illegally download and distribute 2 about fifty-four (54) of Strike 3's copyrighted works. Id. ¶¶ 4, 44; see also id., Ex. A. 3 On November 27, 2024, Strike 3 filed this case, asserting one claim of direct copyright 4 infringement and seeking an injunction and statutory damages. Id. at 7–8. 5 II. LEGAL STANDARD 6 A court may authorize early discovery before the Rule 26(f) conference for the parties’ and 7 witnesses’ convenience and in the interests of justice. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(d). Courts in the Ninth 8 Circuit generally consider whether a plaintiff has shown “good cause.” See, e.g., IO Grp., Inc. v. 9 Does 1–65, 2010 WL 4055667, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2010); Semitool, Inc. v.…