Unauthorized Leaks Of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Lead To Copyright Suit

HOLLYWOOD, CA – The Hollywood production company behind VH1's "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars" Thursday sued unidentified persons who have uploaded unauthorized pre-broadcast material from the show on social media.

World of Wonder Productions filed the copyright infringement complaint in Los Angeles federal court against the anonymous "John Doe's" behind "RealityTVLeaks" which appeared on Instagram and Twitter. Both accounts were apparently out of service Thursday.

Attorneys for the production company allege that whoever is behind "RealityTVLeaks" removed copyright information identifying WOW as the owner of the uploaded episodes and added misleading copyright management information to the clips, falsely identifying themselves as the copyright owners, according to the lawsuit.

World of Wonder is seeking a court order prohibiting the defendants from leaking copyrighted material, plus $150,000 in damages for each violation.

Season Three of "All Stars" began airing on VH1 in late January.

City News Service; Photo: WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 11: Eureka O'hara and Morgan McMichaels of 'Rupaul's Drag Race' perform at the LA Pride ResistMarch on June 11, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)