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Re: Reverse class action lawsuit ? said by fAcEtIOUs:Regular class action lawsuits are when very many in a class of plaintiffs sue a single or a couple defendants for a wrong(like against Apple & their antenna). What the US Copyright Group is trying to do is the reverse of that. That is a single plaintiff is trying to sue a class of defendants. Sounds like an interesting theory. The judge hasn't ruled out the concept. Only looks like she is trying to make sure proper notification is made to the defendants(copyright infringers). It will never happen, at least for the actual trial once John Doe 1-15000 is discovered.
With a class action lawsuit, multiple people go after a single entity with identical claims where the defense wouldn't put up differing defenses for each plaintiff, they are defending against X number of identical cases.
In what you theorize, one entity going after multiple individuals who each wholly and separately are accused of committing some type of infraction, each with their unique set of circumstances and evidence. What evidence, discovery, etc that applies to John Doe 1 would not apply to Jon Doe 2-15,000. Not to mention that each defendant would have the right to represented by their own lawyer. Unless the trial is going to be held in a football stadium, it's just not practical/possible. |
