December 31, 2013

Happy New Year!

It was a rollercoaster year. Exactly one year ago Prenda was at the apogee of its Chutzpah. Trying to remove Judge Wright from the case with a forged copyright assignment…

December 29, 2013

A must read hearing transcript: Lighspeed v. Smith, November 13, 2013

I’m sorry for thy much misgovernment. William Shakespeare, “Much Ado About Nothing,” 4.1.99 Best. Hearing. Ever. — Booth Sweet LLP (@BoothSweet) November 13, 2013   On Friday St. Louis Post-Dispatch…

December 24, 2013

Judge prescribes some legwork to troll Paul Nicoletti

This is not some dramatic news, but I wanted to write about it anyway: Christmas Eve demands a light and cheerful mood, so I want to share a recent order…

December 18, 2013

Keith Lipscomb and X-Art/Malibu Media are shaking down an 80 y. o. woman

Remember how two years ago Prenda tried to shake down a widow in her 70s, accusing her of downloading teenage pornography? Today other trolls work hard to break this “record.”…

December 07, 2013

Lightspeed v. Adam Sekora: an overlooked Prenda fiasco

While Prenda’s federal cases are closely watched and reported (thanks to immediate availability of court documents via Pacer), cases filed in state courts are difficult to follow as the majority…

December 04, 2013

Bellwether “trial” transcript is available

I wouldn’t call the Bellwether trial “miscarriage of justice,” because Judge Baylson’s hands were tied by the law (and that is good). Nonetheless, the baby apparently has genes of a…

November 27, 2013

Judge Murphy denies Prenda’s motions to reconsider Smiths’s attorney fees, grants Comcast’s and AT&T’s motions for fees

In Lightspeed Media Corporation v. Smith et al lawsuit (initially St. Clair county, removed to ILSD — 12-cv-00889), Judge Patrick G. Murphy has finally issued a highly anticipated order denying…

October 10, 2013

Defense counsel: Malibu Media’s lawyers are a trolling enterprise

I am the broom that must sweep the court clean of such filth as thou art. William Shakespeare On Monday 10/7/2013, a very powerful motion to quash was filed by…

October 02, 2013

The emperor has no clothes: a Doe moves for summary judgment in a Malibu Media lawsuit

Summary judgment: n. a court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can…

September 25, 2013

Copyright troll Mary K. Schulz is busy doing damage control

I recently wrote about one of the most exciting events in the combat against copyright trolls: on 9/10/13 Lipscomb’s local counsel in Illinois and Wisconsin, Mary K. Schulz, was sanctioned…