Shueisha Inc. v. DMCA Subpoena to Cloudflare, Inc. — Entry #22

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     GAMMA LAW, P.C.
 1   Duy Thai (SB 157345)
 2   Marco Martemucci (SBN 255054)
     One Sansome Street, Suite 1400
 3   San Francisco, California 94104
     Tel.: 415.901.0510
 4   Fax: 415.901.0512
     dthai@gammalaw.com
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     mmartemucci@gammalaw.com
 6   Attorneys for Shueisha Inc.
 7   KRONENBERGER ROSENFELD, LLP
 8   Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld (Bar No. 222187)
     Leah Rosa Vulić (Bar No. 343520)
 9   548 Market St. #85399
     San Francisco, CA 94104
10   Telephone: (415) 955-1155
     Facsimile: (415) 955-1158
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     jeff@kr.law
12   leah@kr.law

13   Attorneys for John Doe

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                                UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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                              NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
16                                 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

17   In re 17 U.S.C. §512(h) Subpoena to          Case No. 4:25-mc-80147-YGR
18   CLOUDFLARE, INC.
                                                  [SHUEISHA’S PROPOSED]
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                                                  PROTECTIVE ORDER
20                                                RE: IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
                                                  PRODUCED IN RESPONSE TO DMCA
21                                                SUBPOENA (17 U.S.C. §512(h))
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 1          The Court, having considered the parties’ submissions regarding a protective order governing

 2   disclosure of identifying information produced pursuant to a subpoena issued under 17 U.S.C. §

 3   512(h), and good cause appearing, hereby ORDERS:

 4   1. Protected Information

 5          The term “Protected Information” refers to any personally identifying information (“PII”)

 6   relating to John Doe, the Cloudflare, Inc. customer and alleged copyright infringer identified as

 7   being responsible for the URLs listed in the § 512(h) subpoena issued by Shueisha, Inc. (“Shueisha”)

 8   in this matter, including but not limited to name, physical address, email address, telephone number,

 9   financial information, or IP address logs.

10   2. Permitted Uses

11          Protected Information shall be used solely for purposes contemplated under the Copyright

12   Act, including:

13          a)   Identifying the alleged infringer to Shueisha and its counsel;

14          b) Evaluating, preparing, or initiating a copyright infringement action in a U.S. court;

15          c)   Filing a copyright infringement action in a foreign court;

16          d) Investigating, negotiating, or settling copyright infringement claims prior to, or in lieu of,

17               copyright litigation;

18          e)   Effectuating service of process if a lawsuit is filed.

19          Protected Information shall not be used for any other purpose, including pre-litigation public
                                                                Doe's name
20   disclosure, harassment, commercial use, or publication. Protected Information may be filed publicly

21   without seal in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Shueisha against Doe.

22   3. Access

23          Access to Protected Information shall be limited to:

24          a)   Counsel of record for the subpoenaing party;

25          b) Paralegals, staff, or experts working at the direction of counsel;

26          c)   The Court or court personnel as necessary;

27          d) Shueisha officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and retained experts working

28               on Sheuisha’s copyright enforcement efforts regarding this matter.
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 1          All persons receiving Protected Information must be advised of, and agree to be bound by,

 2   this Protective Order.

 3   4. Non-Disclosure

 4          Shueisha shall not disclose Protected Information to any third party other than those listed in

 5   Section 3 unless:

 6          1. The disclosure is reasonably necessary for any of the purposes identified in Section 2;

 7          2. The Doe has been named as a defendant in a filed complaint – at which point all

 8              protections under this order cease.

 9          Until and unless a complaint is filed identifying Doe by their name as a party, Protected

10   Information shall remain confidential and not publicly disclosed, except with the Court’s permission.

11   5. Return or Destruction

12          If no action is filed before the expiration of all statutes of limitation on Shueisha’s copyright

13   claims against Doe arising from this matter, counsel for the Shueisha shall destroy or return all

14   Protected Information to the producing entity and certify destruction upon request.

15   6. Modification

16          The Court may modify this Order for good cause shown or upon agreement of the parties.

17   IT IS SO ORDERED.

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19   DATED: February 2,  2026
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                                                      United States District/Magistrate Judge
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