Private Sues BoneProne, 'Porn Mafia Family' for Infringement

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PORTLAND, Ore.—Iowa-incorporated and located Fraserside IP, a Private Media Group subsidiary, filed a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., on Friday, alleging 126 known instances of infringement of its content by BoneProne.com and the so-called "Porn Mafia Family," using a bevy of alleged aliases.

The lawsuit is Fraserside IP v. Jones. The websites used to perpetrate the alleged infringement are also named defendants under these DBAs: BoneProne.com, TubeKings.com and SoCalMovies.com. People named are the abovementioned William Michael Jones, aka Michael Jones, aka Mike Jones, aka Mike Bone, aka BoneProne; and Mindy Jones, aka Mindy Jacobs, aka Queen BoneProne, aka “Porn Mafia Family." Other defendants include La Vista, a Philippines entity; Chin Holdings China, a Panama entity; Marvin Greencarrier; and John Does 1-100 and John Doe Companies 1–100.

The 60-page complaint—which was filed by local attorney Lake Perriguey and Fraserside attorney Chad Belville, who has requested leave to appear pro hac vice before the Oregon court—tells a sadly familiar narrative of infringing activity perpetrated on a large scale through the intentional creation and use of a sophisticated business model whose sole intent is to "capitalize on the illegal dissemination and contribute to the illegal dissemination of infringing works." It also paints a portrait of a digital universe unable to stay technically apace with infringers.

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