Allegations that an alleged copyright infringer resided in New York, based on information received from an IP address location tool known as www.IP2location.com, were sufficient to make out a prima facie showing of jurisdiction in federal court in New York, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Feb. 3 (John Wiley & Sons Inc. v. Doe, S.D.N.Y., 1:11-cv-07627-WHP, 2/3/12).
One of several unidentified defendants in this copyright infringement lawsuit challenged the jurisdiction of a New York forum. Publisher Wiley & Sons Inc., averred that jurisdiction in New York was proper because its investigation ...
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