6th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Accused File Sharer’s Declaratory Judgment Claim

Mealey's (September 18, 2017, 5:38 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — An Ohio federal magistrate judge did not err in dismissing, as redundant, a declaratory judgment counterclaim of noninfringement filed by an alleged downloader of various copyrighted films, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 28 (Malibu Media LLC v. David Ricupero, No. 16-3628, 6th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 16586)....