Court wrestles with question of whether IP addresses can show liability for copyright infringement

By Ahmad Hathout TORONTO – The Federal Court of Appeal wrangled Tuesday with whether an IP address used to illegally download movies is enough to demonstrate proof of identity and therefore culpability for copyright infringement. U.S. movie studio Voltage filed a motion for default judgment against 30 defendants – 29 individuals and one motel – who have allegedly been caught illegally downloading the studio’s film, Revolt. It is appealing from a lower court that denied its case on the basis that it did not conclusively show proof of the identity of the alleged infringer and should have filed a motion...