After identifying which copyrighted work or works will serve asthe basis for the lawsuit, the second step is to find alleged infringersto name in the lawsuit.50 To expedite the process, copyright holdersutilize companies that specialize in monitoring and tracking P2Pnetworks and illegal downloads.51 These companies, likeGuardaLey,52 use proprietary software to identify defendants.53 This
software will allegedly identify and record the Internet Protocol (IP)addresses54 of the suspected infringers and other pertinent data, such as the date and time that the alleged infringement took place.55