Denver Judge Handles Heaviest Copyright Docket

The federal judge with the busiest U.S. copyright docket is far away from the media and entertainment epicenters of New York and Los Angeles.

Senior Judge Wiley Young Daniel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has presided over 87 copyright infringement cases during the 19-month period ending in July, Bloomberg Law data show. Daniel has handled 22 more cases during that time than the runner-up, a Los Angeles-based California federal judge.

Daniel’s docket is piled high with copyright cases because he handles all Torrent cases filed in the District of Colorado. In such cases, which are ...