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Californians Named in New Round of Strike 3 Holdings Crackdown

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Strike 3 Holdings Files New Cases in California

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New Strike 3 Holdings California Cases:

2:2025cv06925 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.147.25.66
2:2025cv06926 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.118.98.89
2:2025cv06927 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.93.117.196
2:2025cv06928 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.152.148.240
2:2025cv06929 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.82.133.254
2:2025cv06930 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 38.42.41.179
2:2025cv06931 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.134.230.233
2:2025cv06932 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.251.44.145
2:2025cv06933 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.232.138.134
2:2025cv06934 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.34.129.109
2:2025cv06935 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.153.60.222
2:2025cv06936 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.154.109.161
2:2025cv06937 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.155.241.58
2:2025cv06993 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.174.172.160
2:2025cv06994 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.119.188.24
2:2025cv06996 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.93.53.198
2:2025cv06997 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.251.237.86
2:2025cv06998 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.50.189.70
5:2025cv01966 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.149.109.39
5:2025cv01967 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.145.216.145
5:2025cv01968 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.248.218.254
5:2025cv01969 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.116.236.121
5:2025cv01970 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.113.12.144
5:2025cv01971 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.148.163.214
8:2025cv01677 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.33.217.75
8:2025cv01678 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.82.214.175
8:2025cv01679 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.82.242.37
8:2025cv01680 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.90.86.108
8:2025cv01681 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 45.50.249.209
8:2025cv01682 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 23.242.45.118
2:2025cv08262 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 38.34.100.216
2:2025cv08263 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 45.50.116.226
2:2025cv08264 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 70.93.242.4
2:2025cv08265 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 154.27.120.253
2:2025cv08266 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.94.186.72
2:2025cv08268 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.91.130.173
2:2025cv08269 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.118.133.15
2:2025cv08270 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.84.200.158
2:2025cv08271 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.166.140.214
2:2025cv08272 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.147.140.244
2:2025cv08273 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 138.229.212.144
2:2025cv08278 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.157.95.95
2:2025cv08279 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.134.84.225
2:2025cv08280 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.134.110.130
2:2025cv08281 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.248.64.97
2:2025cv08282 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.32.125.164
2:2025cv08283 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.91.180.46
2:2025cv08284 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.166.184.109
2:2025cv08285 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.32.72.13
2:2025cv08286 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.94.52.173
2:2025cv08287 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 142.129.230.219
2:2025cv08324 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.82.69.230
8:2025cv01979 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.113.234.217
8:2025cv01978 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.169.198.253
5:2025cv02310 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.117.139.59
5:2025cv02309 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.158.165.208
5:2025cv02308 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.151.244.184
5:2025cv02307 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.148.156.2
5:2025cv02306 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.149.60.73
2:2025cv08354 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.174.16.193
2:2025cv08352 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 23.243.240.130
2:2025cv08351 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.178.77.198
2:2025cv08326 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.167.93.242
2:2025cv08350 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.91.48.6
2:2025cv08327 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.140.10.104
2:2025cv08349 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.173.217.195
2:2025cv08348 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.175.201.40
2:2025cv08347 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.82.236.35
2:2025cv08346 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 45.48.27.133
2:2025cv08331 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.90.83.175
2:2025cv08330 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.156.164.161
2:2025cv08329 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.167.137.36
2:2025cv06922 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 23.243.3.235
2:2025cv06923 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.147.112.183
2:2025cv06924 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.91.227.126
2:2025cv02569 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.172.172.43
2:2025cv02576 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 99.89.119.145
2:2025cv02578 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.8.37.9
2:2025cv02561 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.2.94.142
2:2025cv02564 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.174.148.177
2:2025cv02579 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.12.248.23
2:2025cv02140 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.255.10.98
2:2025cv02560 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.189.81.31
2:2025cv02147 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 99.185.7.111
2:2025cv02144 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.255.10.129
2:2025cv02142 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.158.89.124
2:2025cv02141 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.182.111.128
5:2025cv07511 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.21.115.64
5:2025cv07510 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.23.143.203
3:2025cv07509 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 99.7.59.143
5:2025cv07508 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 99.43.252.82
3:2025cv07504 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.15.123.29
3:2025cv07503 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.132.231.209
3:2025cv07502 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.132.7.202
3:2025cv07500 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.189.92.42
3:2025cv07499 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.83.131.197
5:2025cv07498 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.223.6.126
3:2025cv06512 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.70.203.70
3:2025cv06511 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.15.237.188
3:2025cv06510 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.130.213.236
3:2025cv07534 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.222.131.81
3:2025cv06507 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.5.195.124
3:2025cv07533 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 174.160.74.72
3:2025cv06506 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.35.81.8
3:2025cv06497 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.102.12.84
3:2025cv06496 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.198.210.172
3:2025cv06495 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 174.160.184.147
5:2025cv06494 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.189.96.50
3:2025cv06493 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.5.90.232
3:2025cv06492 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.170.188.58
3:2025cv06473 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.5.213.16
3:2025cv06472 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.189.197.199
3:2025cv06471 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 99.127.225.227
3:2025cv06470 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.164.55.36
3:2025cv06469 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.211.178.71
4:2025cv06468 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.234.254.79
3:2025cv06463 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.169.167.175
5:2025cv06462 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.207.222.149
5:2025cv06461 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.4.41.8
4:2025cv06460 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.188.11.229
5:2025cv06213 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC et al v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
3:2025cv07532 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 35.151.47.128
3:2025cv07530 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.132.32.79
3:2025cv07529 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 66.215.119.3
3:2025cv07527 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.210.6.48
4:2025cv07526 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.222.50.238
3:2025cv07513 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 107.206.152.127
5:2025cv07512 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.102.148.173
3:2025cv02327 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv02324 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv01974 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv01973 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv02328 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe

Colorado Internet Users Notified of Strike 3 Holdings Cases

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Strike 3 Holdings Files New Cases in Colorado

If you’ve received a subpoena from your internet service provider about Strike 3 Holdings, do not ignore it. Please visit our main Strike 3 Holdings page for all the information you need to know about Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits. This blog is dedicated to case updates.

Looking for details on your case? Use PACER, the public tool for accessing court records.

New Strike 3 Holdings Colorado Cases:

1:2025cv02778 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.25.160.100
1:2025cv02780 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.95.121.89
1:2025cv02781 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.71.199.237
1:2025cv02392 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.9.52.176
1:2025cv02782 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.169.7.149
1:2025cv02785 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.8.186.158
1:2025cv02789 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 38.15.206.253
1:2025cv02788 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.154.141.188
1:2025cv02787 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.154.131.5
1:2025cv02786 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.176.11.18

Connecticut Residents Identified in Strike 3 Holdings Filings

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Strike 3 Holdings Files New Cases in Connecticut

If you’ve received a subpoena from your internet service provider about Strike 3 Holdings, do not ignore it. Please visit our main Strike 3 Holdings page for all the information you need to know about Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits. This blog is dedicated to case updates.

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New Strike 3 Holdings Connecticut Cases:

3:2025cv01420 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv01215 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv01419 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv01421 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC  v. Doe
3:2025cv01418 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv01219 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
3:2025cv01217 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC  v. Doe
3:2025cv01216 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe

Strike 3 Holdings: The Guardian’s Deep Dive into America’s Most Litigious Porn Company

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The Porn Company Flooding U.S. Courts, According to The Guardian

By Attorney Jeffrey Antonelli

A recent Guardian investigation pulls back the curtain on Strike 3 Holdings, an adult-film company that has quietly become the most prolific copyright plaintiff in the United States. Guardian’s analysis of Pacer data includes more than 20,000 Strike 3 Holdings federal copyright cases since September 2017, while the company’s tactics have drawn sharp criticism from judges who say the courts are being used less as instruments of justice and more as tools for mass settlement.

“…Strike 3 floods this courthouse (and others around the country) with lawsuits smacking of extortion”, district judge Royce C Lamberth wrote. “It treats this Court not as a citadel of justice, but as an ATM.”

Strike 3 Holdings: The Company Behind the Cases

Strike 3 Holdings owns the rights to roughly 2,000 adult films produced by its subsidiary, Vixen Media Group. Since its founding in 2015, the company has positioned itself as a “premium” adult entertainment brand, but behind the scenes, it has built a massive legal operation targeting alleged online pirates.

According to The Guardian, Strike 3’s lawsuits follow a simple formula: use proprietary tracking software to identify IP addresses that appear to have downloaded its films, then sue the unnamed subscriber (“John Doe”) in federal court. The company subpoenas internet service providers to unmask account holders, who are then notified they could face damages of up to $150,000 per film.

Most defendants settle quietly, often for thousands of dollars, to avoid both the high cost of litigation and the stigma of being publicly associated with pornography.

A Legal Assembly Line

Strike 3’s litigation campaign has been described as unprecedented in scope. The Guardian reports that federal judges across the country are inundated with these cases, to the point that in some districts, Strike 3 accounts for half of all copyright filings.

Judges have grown increasingly frustrated. One district court judge compared the company’s approach to using the court system as an ATM, criticizing its “cut-and-paste complaints” and “boilerplate motions.” Despite the flood of filings, virtually none of the cases ever reach trial. Instead, they end with confidential settlements or are voluntarily dismissed.

This has left fundamental questions about Strike 3’s evidence—and its detection technology—largely unanswered.

The ‘Black Box’ Problem

At the center of the controversy is Strike 3’s proprietary tracking tool, known as VXN Scan. The software allegedly monitors peer-to-peer networks like BitTorrent to identify users sharing Strike 3’s copyrighted material. But because no case has gone to trial, the system has never been publicly scrutinized or independently verified.

Critics argue that IP-address evidence alone is too weak to reliably identify an infringer. Shared Wi-Fi, VPNs, and spoofed addresses can all lead to mistaken identity, raising the risk of innocent subscribers being caught in Strike 3’s legal dragnet. In one of the few cases to run its full course, the court ruled in favor of a defendant who had been wrongly sued for his son’s online activity, even awarding attorney’s fees.

From Individuals to Corporations

While most of Strike 3’s targets have been individual internet users, The Guardian notes that the company has now turned its sights on larger entities, most notably a $350 million lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The case alleges that Meta used Strike 3’s films without authorization to train artificial intelligence systems.

If that lawsuit proceeds to trial, it could finally force the company’s methods—and its black-box software—into the open.

A Broader Legal Reckoning

Strike 3 Holdings’ rise highlights an ongoing tension in U.S. copyright law: how to balance the rights of creators against the potential for abuse through mass litigation. The courts are starting to push back, but until a case reaches trial, the company’s approach remains largely unchecked.

As The Guardian’s reporting makes clear, Strike 3’s story isn’t just about porn or piracy, it’s about the limits of justice in the digital age, and what happens when a single company learns to turn the legal system itself into a business model.

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Washington DC Added to Nationwide Strike 3 Holdings Crackdown

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Strike 3 Holdings Files New Cases in Washington DC

If you’ve received a subpoena from your internet service provider about Strike 3 Holdings, do not ignore it. Please visit our main Strike 3 Holdings page for all the information you need to know about Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits. This blog is dedicated to case updates.

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New Strike 3 Holdings Washington DC Cases:

1:2025cv02542 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. DOE
1:2025cv02543 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. DOE
1:2025cv02544 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. DOE
1:2025cv02985 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE
1:2025cv02545 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. DOE
1:2025cv02986 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. DOE