Malibu Media, a producer of pornographic content, may have sued thousands of internet users across the country for file-sharing, but that doesn’t mean one of those defendants can countersue the company alleging its copyright suit was a sham, a federal judge has ruled.

U.S. District Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner of the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently tossed a countersuit alleging fraud against Malibu Media by an anonymous internet user who had previously been sued by the company for allegedly sharing the copyrighted content.

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