Allegedly, from September 2009 until September 2011, the defendants obtained separate audio and video for motion pictures showing in theaters, and then edited and combined those components into one infringing movie file, which was shared among thousands of IMAGiNE Group members through the BitTorrent file sharing technology.

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This makes sense, since the trolls were forced to file separate suits, rather than a single, combined lawsuit. 2012 statistics show that trolls brought the majority of patent lawsuits filed in the U.S., 61% compared to only 45% in 2011.

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