You can search posts and pages using the search widget on the left. To search comments, use Google search and specify the site:fightcopyrighttrolls.com restriction.

• Yet another lawfirm sues its former client Malibu Media
• The end of Prenda saga: John Steele sentenced to 5 years
• Prenda’s Hansmeier sentenced to 14 years, ordered to pay 1.5 million to victims
• Former Malibu Media attorney Paul Nicoletti found guilty on four counts of bank fraud
• Government asks Prenda’s victims to come forward: restitution is possible
• For the first time a circuit court rules that IP address is not enough to pursue alleged bittorent pirates
• Magistrate judge finds that defendant’s privacy interest trumps copyright troll’s need to unmask an alleged infringer, denies ex-parte discovery
• In devastating detail, defense attorney documents years of copyright trolls’ fraud on the federal judiciary
• Federal judge: Fathers and Daughters Nevada LLC has no standing to sue for Bittorent copyright infringement
• Under penalty of perjury: Copyright troll Malibu Media gets caught serving up falsified attorney’s fees declarations
• A Washington nonprofit aims to unveil copyright trolls’ dirty secrets
• Magistrate judge to copyright troll: you may cut and run if you want, but first compensate defendant
• A sloppy copyright troll is extraordinarily sloppy; Judge Jones doesn’t like it
• Smoke and Mirrors, Inc. dismisses yet another two defendants to avoid fraud exposure
• Copyright troll’s “expert” Daniel Macek declares that he “observed” infringements that didn’t take place yet
• Prenda’s John Steele has been disbarred
• Judge Alsup threatens to bar further Malibu Media cases in his district until the accuracy of the geolocation technology is fully vetted
• Copyright troll dismissed mass bittorent case after defendant moved to learn who his co-defendants are
• Copyright troll David Lowe dropped eleventh defendant after defense attorney threatened to expose fraud
• New Matthew Sag’s paper is an essential milestone in the fight against copyright extortion
• Seattle judge splits minimum statutory award among defaulted defendants, drastically reduces fees awarded to copyright troll
• Chicago bittorent defendant files a class action complaint against the Germans and troll attorney Michael Hierl
• Prenda indictment – with links
• Copyright troll David Lowe drops three ten defendants after defense attorney threatens to expose fraud
• Appellate brief filed in a Malibu Media case after the troll cuts and runs to avoid compensating wrongly accused
• Steele and Hansmeier have been finally indicted on fraud, money laundering charges
• Why the FBI should investigate the Guardaley racket
• Because of defendant’s counterclaim, judge disqualifies Malibu Media’s attorney Christopher Fiore
• Malibu Media (X-Art) claims it wants to catch the initial seeder: why this claim sounds shallow
• Magistrate judge declines to award copyright troll attorney fees because copyright trolling fees does not advance the purposes of The Copyright Act
• Malpractice insurer alleges that Lipscomb lied on the application, sues to rescind the coverage
• Defendant moves for sanctions against Malibu Media and its attorneys
• With surgical skill judge McNulty removes 96% from a demanded $100+K default judgement and discovers a terminal case of possible Malibu Media’s fraud on the federal judiciary
• Advertisement: help to put a human face on the copyright trolling problem
• How copyright trolls plunder both US citizens and… rights holders
• Prenda’s Hansmeier stipulates to suspension of his law license
• Malibu Media (X-Art) sues its former counsel Keith Lipscomb and his firm for professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty
• Two breathtaking first-time precedents demonstrate that copyright troll lawsuits cannot withstand meaningful judicial scrutiny
• Judge thwarts copyright troll’s sneaky practice of securing safe retreat from potentially meritless lawsuits
• Malibu Media’s geolocation accuracy: more scrutiny
• Judge Alsup questions accuracy of Malibu Media’s geolocation technology, stays subpoena
• Righting the wrongs: Malibu Media defendants appeal bad rulings
• What is next for Paul Hansmeier?
• The Ninth Circuit affirms fee award imposed by Judge Wright against Prenda principals three years ago
• Malibu Media’s copyright trolling is put on life support while X-Art owners are selling their house
• Malibu Media fails to find a new counsel, judge dismisses the case
• Prenda’s Hansmeier asks court to deny motion for summary judgment because… opposing counsel buys Mercedes
• Blaming X-Art’s owners, Lipscomb wants to withdraw from Malibu Media representation in three cases
• Copyright troll to Copyright Office: remove privacy protections, make shakedown easier
• Judge Alsup benchslaps Malibu Media’s attorneys, kills 15 cases
• Malibu Media drops the case after its expert found dozens of X-Art videos on defendant’s hard drive
• Malibu Media well-oiled shakedown machine hits a roadblock: two California judges deny early discovery
• Judge Alsup denies defendants’ motions while expressing doubt about the strength of Malibu Media’s lawsuits
• Six months after Malibu Media re-infested California: some statistics
• Defendant opposes Malibu Media’s brazen attempt to cut and run without compensating wrongly accused
• Malibu Media’s obstruction of discovery prompts a powerful motion for default judgment
• Yet another proof that X-Art doesn’t care about reducing piracy as much as about shaking down alleged file-sharers
• Copyright trolls hit a new low: Keith Lipscomb wants to depose defendant’s teenage daughter in a porn case
• A model Answer to Malibu Media’s frivolous complaint
• Illinois Doe defendant summarily wins over Malibu Media in one of the most watched cases
• Concerned about the copyright trolling situation in the state, Oregon federal judge wants to restrict trolls’ free reign
• Who leaks Malibu Media’s porn before the release?
• Malibu Media case management conference in CAND: notes and thoughts
• Defendant: Malibu Media is a scam (in a literal meaning of this word)
• Malibu Media expert’s report deserves some scrutiny
• Defendant’s expert witness report suggests that Malibu Media’s investigators doctored evidence
• Bloody paralegals!
• After prevailing-party fees were denied, Malibu Media defendant petitions the Supreme Court
• New York judge stayed subpoenas in all the Malibu Media NYED cases
• Malibu Media attorney Jason Kotzker moves to stay FTC civil case pending the resolution of criminal proceedings against him
• Verizon is fed up with Lipscomb’s increasing arrogance
• Is Verizon fed up with Lipscomb’s increasing arrogance?
• Yet another New York judge is not happy about Malibu Media’s predatory conduct
• Malibu Media attorney Paul Nicoletti is criminally charged with bank fraud
• Copyright trolls re-infest California
• Malibu Media shakedown cartel: the anatomy of harassment
• Defendant asks judge to declare Malibu Media a vexatious litigant
• How Lipscomb & Co take advantage of unrepresented defendants
• Feds accuse X-Art/Malibu Media’s attorney Jason Aaron Kotzker of a $7,000,000 payday loan fraud
• Why did Lipscomb cut and run from a seemingly slam dunk case?
• ARDC suddenly remembers that there is “D” in its acronym, starts disciplinary proceeds against John Steele
• Florida man teaches the troll a lesson in persistence
• Judge rules that German investigators’ evidence is insufficient to prove direct infringement
• Rightscorp claims that Telephone Consumer Protection Act violates the 1st, 5th, 14th, and 8th Amendments to the US Constitution
• Arbitrator: Marc Randazza must pay $600K+ for “clear and serious breaches of fiduciary duty” against his former client
• Citing previous Malibu Media’s sheer abuse of court process, New York judge denies early discovery
• Court scolds copyright troll Malibu Media for improper litigation tactics
• Florida Judge: infringement of 47 XArt’s “works“ warrants only $6,000 in damages
• Oral arguments in Prenda’s appeal to the Ninth Circuit: live video feed
• X-Art shakes down yet another ill and broke victim
• An unusual default judgement in Illinois: the good, the bad and the ugly
• Malibu Media’s new low: grossly overboard evidence preservation order
• How copyright troll Mary K Schulz deceived the court… 600+ times
• Indiana judge goes extra mile in striking down Malibu’s motion for sanctions and fees
• Malibu Media v. Roldan: the battle continues
• Malibu Media attorneys reveal defendant’s identity despite the order prohibiting that. Judge is not amused
• Rightscorp is hit with another TCPA lawsuit
• Despite an overwhelming proof of innocence, Malibu’s lawyers continue dragging the defendant through a frivolous lawsuit
• Good Man Productions, Inc.: a zombie troll plaintiff
• David v. Goliath: pro se defendant prevails over copyright shakedown cartel
• Why did troll Nicoletti file a motion for extension to serve two days after the service?
• Friday was not a merry day for Keith Lipscomb
• Keith Lipscomb shakes down a family in extreme hardship
• In the wake of Prenda: Jordan Rushie “represents” a sham client
• Defendant in Elf-Man v. Lamberson was awarded $100K in attorney fees
• Copyright troll A. Jordan Rushie, or There and back again
• Prenda’s Jacques Nazaire requests a nonsensical “sanction hearing by a jury”
• Notes from the 11/20/2014 AF Holdings, LLC v. Patel hearing
• Morgan Pietz files a class action lawsuit against Rightscorp
• Notes from the Lightspeed hearing in East St. Louis (November 12, 2014)
• Federal Judge: High statutory damages for copyright infringement violate the Eighth Amendment
• The return of the Porn Troll: Malibu Media shakedown artists are back in New York
• Elf-Man v. Lamberson: Judge Rice awards attorney’s fees to the defendant, but doesn’t sanction the trolls
• Why are Rightscorp’s principals shy to mention their past endeavors?
• Malibu Media blackmail: deep in the Prenda territory
• Copyright troll Yousef Faroniya and his telephonophobia
• Copyright troll Mike Meier sends a frivolous DMCA takedown notice to my registrar
• Unsealed documents show Prenda parties’ twisted finances
• The first appeal is filed in a Malibu Media case
• Copyright troll Keith Vogt cuts and runs, Judge Hughes essentially kills Bittorent lawsuits in his district
• Malibu Media’s “evidence”: not only is the king naked, he doesn’t even wear sunscreen
• Judge Lynn Hughes does not mince words
• New Jersey judge is not happy with Malibu Media’s “veritable orgy of lawsuits”
• Minnesota Appellate Court affirms $63K judgment against Prenda, questions Guava existence
• Ghosts from the past. 4:Twenty Media lawsuit revisited
• John Steele finds out that Prenda lost their Lightspeed appeals
• Rightscorp: extortion and fraud are siblings
• Yet another evidence that Germans run US trolling operations
• Defendant reasonably refuses to trust copyright trolls, judge somewhat agrees
• Court of appeals orders Georgia censorship case transferred to Georgia Supreme Court
• Week of 7/6/2014: news and updates from the Bittorent litigation front
• Michigan judge grants Malibu Media’s motion for default judgment… with a twist
• Elf-Man v. Lamberson: defendant agrees to let plaintiff go… for $100,000
• An Ohio judge thinks that Malibu Media’s pleadings are sloppy, vacates his previous orders granting discovery
• Copyright troll Malibu Media cries “Mommy!”
• Copyright troll Lipscomb thinks that if you have a penis, you must be guilty!
• Malibu Media subpoenas Comcast for the “six strikes” data: why it is a big deal
• Copyright troll Malibu Media targets a business, but fails to timely serve it
• Copyright trolls are back in Virginia. Jon Hoppe has a reading comprehension problem
• Mark your calendars: Malibu Media is set to defend its questionable conduct on July 30
• Judicial jujitsu: why not to use Florida’s Pure Bill of Discovery against the troll?
• Elf Man v. Lamberson: presented with the evidence of wrongdoing, plaintiff attempts to run away
• Déjà vu all over again: Pure Bill of Discovery is still being abused in Florida
• Why do copyright trolls ignore the big fish (initial seeders)?
• Defense: Unlicensed German investigator Guardaley is steering US copyright trolling operations
• Malibu Media foxtrot: five simple moves
• Malibu Media’s “evidence” or the march of the Naked Emperor
• Battle with copyright troll Malibu Media is raging on in Maryland
• Lipscomb/Malibu Media test a new turf: Ohio. Meet a local troll Yousef Faroniya
• Why is X-Art lying about its models’ ages?
• Copyright trolls Lipscomb/Malibu Media follow Prenda’s lead – don’t pay court-imposed fines
• Copyright troll victim prevails in the first action against trolls
• Devil’s cookbook: Guardaley’s presentation
• Blocking access to The Pirate Bay has proven to be effective
• “Polygraph”report ricochet: Defendant moves to compel Lipscomb not to lie
• Defendant makes a powerful move against copyright troll Malibu Media in Maryland
• Prenda’s first oral arguments in front of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals: a picture is worth a thousand words
• Due to lack of evidence, copyright trolls resort to polygraph tests
• Defendant: Malibu Media’s expert Patrick Paige’s declaration is incompetent
• Sheer hypocrisy of a simple mind
• Florida Judge dismisses a Malibu case because Lipscomb failed to establish a connection between an IP address and person
• Keith Vogt becomes a porn troll. Lipscomb is in the panic mode
• You should never call a judge “asshole,” attorney Mary K. Schulz!
• Florida magistrate recommends to sanction Keith Lipscomb
• Florida judge to Lipscomb: No good cause to allow early discovery
• X-Art/Malibu Media’s response to defendant’s motion to compel: technical analysis
• X-Art/Malibu Media sues alleged file-sharers over illegally produced videos
• This video is no longer available…
• Another report from AF Holdings v. Patel hearing (1/28/2014)
• Report from another epic Prenda hearing (AF Holdings v. Patel, 1/28/2014)
• The Pitfalls of Porn End-User Copyright Litigation
• Judge Darrah grants defendants’ motion for sanctions in Prenda v. Godfread et al. “defamation” lawsuit
• Big news: Judge rules that the copyright troll’s complaint does not meet pleading standards
• Paul Duffy, a career stooge
• How to avoid disbarment? Disbar yourself!
• How to topple the troll? Follow the money!
• Defense attorney asks to sanction Malibu Media and Mary Schulz for unethical witness’ contingency interest
• Lipscomb & X-Art have a lot to hide. And a lot to fear
• Since May, Ventura county is not a friendly place for pornographers
• Copyright trolls go mental: XArt’s lawyers demand 7.35 million dollars from a wrongly accused ISP subscriber
• Happy New Year!
• A must read hearing transcript: Lighspeed v. Smith, November 13, 2013
• Judge prescribes some legwork to troll Paul Nicoletti
• Keith Lipscomb and X-Art/Malibu Media are shaking down an 80 y. o. woman
• Lightspeed v. Adam Sekora: an overlooked Prenda fiasco
• Bellwether “trial” transcript is available
• Judge Murphy denies Prenda’s motions to reconsider Smiths’s attorney fees, grants Comcast’s and AT&T’s motions for fees
• Defense counsel: Malibu Media’s lawyers are a trolling enterprise
• The emperor has no clothes: a Doe moves for summary judgment in a Malibu Media lawsuit
• Copyright troll Mary K. Schulz is busy doing damage control
• What company do you keep? (Open letter to Robert Redford)
• A note from TAC to the community
• Prenda v. Godfread et al: motion for sanctions and a new powerful set of counterclaims have been filed
• More woes for Malibu Media: Nicoletti in the judicial crosshairs
• Wisconsin court sanctions Malibu Media, says that the Exhibit C’s intent was to harass and intimidate
• Press release: “Anti-troll website founder files appeal against Georgia censorship order”
• Popehat: Team Prenda is a classy, classy bunch
• Prenda’s local attorney Daniel Ruggiero denounces his employers
• Prenda parties ordered to pay more than $63K to Doe Defendants in Minnesota
• WANTED: a fugitive named Mark Lutz
• Two quotes
• Courthouse Jester: John Steele’s performance in Los Angeles
• Morgan Pietz talks about Prenda and copyright trolls on Bloomberg Law
• John Steele unsuccessfully attempts to avoid facing Judge Wright
• Lipscomb borrows from the Prenda book, attacks EFF
• Pietz and Ranallo hire a lawfirm, claim that the latest Steele’s exhibit was forged
• Good news from Georgia: Court has approved discovery aimed at uncovering more Prenda’s crookery
• Copyright troll Keith Lipscomb “acknowledges” his mistake… by continuing to twist arms of an undeniably wrongly accused
• Judge Baylson issues Report on Bellwether Trial
• Is Prenda winding down? Not until its principals are in jail
• Reader’s comment: Shame on you Keith Lipscomb and shame on you X-Art
• Copyright troll Lipscomb makes up facts, forges signature and gets away with it
• Bellwether: essentially settled, it will be only a quick bench trial (no jury)
• Bellwether trial is looming; Lipscomb’s weaselry continues
• Winds of change begin to blow on Malibu Media
• Defendant in Prenda’s case was served by a convicted drug dealer
• Alan Cooper fable: more scrutiny and more questions
• A closer look at troll Goodhue’s response to Order to Show Cause
• Prenda fables get craftier yet less believable
• Indiana attorney Paul Overhauser tells judge about the real ugly face of troll Nicoletti, requests a $500,000 bond to be posted
• Court awards attorney fees against AF Holdings in the amount of $9,425
• Prenda’s local Jacques Nazaire: Judge Wright’s order is irrelevant because… Anonymous attacked PayPal
• My opinion: a pro se defendant needs a pro bono attorney
• Ethically handicapped Prenda’s “boss” Paul Duffy signs a new batch of extortion letters
• Prenda is essentially done
• Bellwether trial update: How NOT to prepare for trial
• Prenda v. the rest of the world
• Sunlust v. Nguyen: from comedy to absurdist play
• LW Systems v. Hubbard: from Adam Urbanczyk’s signed agreed order to the new breed of demand letters
• Is Prenda trying to simulate insanity to avoid prosecution?
• Graham Syfert withdraws his call for sanctions against Gibbs and Wasinger; Gibbs claims that Steele and Hansmeier have been driving litigation in Florida
• Undefined beneficiary trust: what is it?
• Transcript of the March 11 hearing is now available
• Alexandra Capachietti of Burson and Levinson LLP is NOT a porno troll
• Prenda trolls appear in Judge Wright’s courtroom only to plead the Fifth. Furious judge ends the hearing after 12 minutes
• IBM to sue Marvin Cable for trademark infringement
• Copyright troll Linda Ellis succeeds in censoring her outspoken critic, the founder of extortionletterinfo.com
• Answers are filed in the Prenda’s defamation lawsuits
• sharkmp4: the Prenda Law honeypot
• Brett Gibbs, Paul Hansmeier and their questionable involvement in class action lawsuits
• Prendacalypse #2: Judge Wright orders a follow-up hearing on April 2; no excuses for not appearing
• EFF to represent bloggers against copyright troll
• March 11 hearing: another story by a witness
• March 11 hearing: witnesses’ stories
• EFF announces its intention to fight the subpoena, and WordPress refuses to comply with this subpoena
• Deposition of Prenda’s Paul Hansemeier regarding AF Holdings: transcript
• Judge Otis Wright orders all Prenda’s main players to appear on March 11
• Copyright trolls Prenda Law, Paul Duffy, and John Steele commence three lawsuits v. Paul Godfread, Alan Cooper and our community
• Judge Otis Wright to hapless troll Gibbs: “If you pledge, don’t hedge!”
• New unbelievably brazen fraud: Internet Copyright Law Enforcement Agency
• Sinking ship “Prenda” is breaking with a loud sound. Rats are leaving the vessel
• California Judge Moskowitz finds that an IP address, alone, is insufficient evidence to support a copyright infringement complaint
• Hard Drive Productions is hit by another lawsuit: this time in Minnesota
• Judge Otis Wright is fed up with Brett Gibbs’s and Prenda’s frauds, hints at incarceration
• Attorney, who has been bastardizing the litigation process for years, gets offended by the word “bastardize”
• Booth Sweet LLP tells court a story of Prenda’s deception and abuse, asks for a bond to be posted by AF Holdings
• LiveWire Holdings: Evolution of Prenda’s Fraud. Part II
• LiveWire Holdings: Evolution of Prenda’s Fraud. Part I
• Brett Gibbs runs from justice like a petty thief caught lifting a loaf of bread
• Connecticut defendant strikes back at AF Holdings with articulate counterclaims
• Prenda explores a loophole in Pennsylvania’s law, its local counsel Isaac Slepner plagiarizes a memo
• Alan Cooper goes on offensive, sues John Steele and his shakedown entities
• A “defendant” in a Guava sham lawsuit has admitted that he was blackmailed into participating in a fraud
• Prenda’s fraudulent activity continues unabated: new harassing calls, ransom letters etc.
• How do you call a lovemaking act without a partner?
• Prenda’s motion to disqualify Judge Otis Wright has been denied
• Old but gold: an open letter to Larry Flynt (circa 2010)
• Copyright troll Brett Gibbs disobeys judge’s order and affirmatively refuses to post a bond
• Judge severs Does from a case; troll Nicoletti says: “F’you, judge” and adds them back
• Attorney for a fake plaintiff questions the existence of a defendant he is suing
• Is Prenda calling it quits or cooking a new fraud?
• Graham Syfert reiterates his demand for sanctions, accuses John Steele of fraud
• “I’ve seen John Steele preaching”: an insightful comment from a slashdot.org discussion
• Where are you going, Mark? Why now?
• The unbearable shrill of desperation. Brett Gibbs moves to disqualify Judge Otis Wright
• Does “under penalty of perjury” mean anything? Apparently not for Prenda and one of its plaintiffs
• Big news: Judge Wright has granted a discovery aimed at solving the Alan Cooper mystery (and, potentially, uncovering a fraud of epic proportions)
• Prenda ends one of its most controversial trolling lawsuits
• “White collar criminal defenders” attempt to defend Prenda’s scam artists. Surfacing of a new evidence of others’ identity misappropriation by Prenda
• Prenda hires an outside counsel in Sunlust Pictures v. Nguyen case
• A quick update on dismissed Sunlust Pictures v. Nguyen case
• First powerful defense in Prenda/Guava individual federal case
• Another day, another tantrum, but this time Brett Gibbs directs judges to this site
• A couple of short questions about the status of Prenda Law
• The snake is changing its skin again. Your new personal extortionist will be “Anti-Piracy Law Group”
• Facing uncomfortable questions, Brett Gibbs throws a temper tantrum
• Copyright troll M. Keith Lipscomb loses on home turf, traditionally troll-friendly Tampa court
• Expected development in a courtroom comedy: attorney Graham Syfert moves for sanctions
• Attorney Morgan Pietz attacks Prenda’s offshore businesses
• Copyright troll Prenda Law is accused of using a stolen identity for their offshore plaintiffs
• A hearing transcript or a comedy screenplay? A must-read for those who think about settling
• 4675
• Long overdue update on Guava v. Skyler Case (Prenda’s Cook County lawsuit)
• Happy Thanksgiving
• Back-of-the-napkin arithmetic: how much trolls are willing to pay when a defendant endangers their shakedown “business”?
• Malibu Media/X-Art has settled to avoid discovery
• Joinder or no joinder? Can’t have both
• An explosive mixture of emotions and reason — the future that copyright trolls will deal with
• Malibu Media’s massive fraud: an update
• Malibu Media’s Massive Fraud
• Malibu Media v. Doe (12-cv-00886): an update
• Judge Leo Sorokin is tired of troll Marvin Cable’s lies, denies ex-parte discovery
• Bellwether trial update: Telephone conference, new filings
• Nick Ranallo to Prenda: “Put your money where your mouth is”
• Bellwether trial update: a delicate art of bullshitting under oath
• Six strikes: copyright trolling without courts
• A story about attorney Sanjin Mutić, “Mom’s Black Cock Anal Nightmare 2,” and hypocrisy
• Bellwether trial update: trolls are trying to sabotage the process
• The first individual lawsuit filed by a copyright troll Lipscomb results in a dual blooper
• Copyright trolls: “We don’t care if you did it or not, we just want your money!”
• A motion that made my day
• Judge Baylson wants to test copyright trolls’ evidence in a bellwether trial
• Another Massachusetts Judge issues a strong anti-extortion Memorandum and Order
• “Guava” and “Arte de Oaxaca” scams hit Cook County court
• Judge Baer sounds the alarm: “copyright locusts have descended on the federal courts”
• A short (on the European scale) break
• “Copyright Defenders”: trolling for copyright trolls
• Liberty Media v. John Does 1-441 lawsuit is dismissed
• Raul on “Stupid America” radio show
• Two judges dismiss troll’s single Doe lawsuits due to sleazy litigation tactic
• Copyright troll Christopher Fiore files an opposition… to his own motion, per judge’s order
• Paul Lesko, Simmons Law Firm, teen pornography and the end of trolls in Louisiana
• Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne encourages copyright troll victims to file complaints with his office
• Attorney Samuel Perkins: Troll Marvin Cable must be stopped, all the 34 of his cases should be dismissed with prejudice
• Browsing old magazines…
• Another day, another defendant is fighting back
• As the question about pornography’s eligibility for copyright protection becomes hot, Marc Randazza attempts to put down the fire… he helped to ignite
• Judge Marrero: Pornography may not be entitled to copyright protection
• Prenda is hiring! Apply here! Positions fill quickly!
• The Fifth Column: Marc Randazza attempts to sabotage defense against copyright trolls
• A new page about a Pennsylvania’s frivolous lawsuit brought by a new troll, Jordan Rushie
• A disabled victim of a copyright troll threatens to kill himself
• Jason Aaron Kotzker follows Evan Stone’s steps, disobeys court’s order regarding subpoenas
• New page: Arcadia Security
• Two simple questions for troll M. Keith Lipscomb
• Prenda’s “Letter of request for informal discovery”: an attorney explains why it is patently invalid
• Prenda’s continuous disregard of ethics leads to a motion for sanctions
• In a well prepared and mighty counter-attack, defendant turned tables against Malibu Media / X-Art
• New low of Prenda Law: trolls indiscriminately and inappropriately send out “Letter of request for informal discovery”
• Minnesota kills copyright trolling in its infancy
• Lightspeed Media v. John Doe: a must-read motion written by a real IP attorney
• The end of Evan Stone’s career? The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court affirms sanctions
• Judge finds Randazza’s “negligence theory” unconvincing: motion to dismiss is granted, tugboat is sunken
• Copyright trolls attempt to extort a wrong person, invite a class action lawsuit
• Judge Wright is so right: copyright trolling is “essentially an extortion scheme”
• Lightspeed Media Corp. v. John Doe, St. Clair county 11-L-683: A behind-the-scenes look (and it ain’t pretty)
• Illinois Supreme Court intervenes in the farcical Lightspeed v. Doe case, slaps the judge on the wrist
• Judge reconsiders his order to allow early discovery, forbids Prenda to harass “co-conspirators”
• (Audio) In order to win, at very least you must pick up the fight – an encouraging story of a fighting Doe
• Properly respond to a demand letter — never hear from blackmailers again
• Comcast wins. Subpoenas quashed
• Mike Meier has an audacity to continue fishing in the Southern District of New York. Judge McMahon is not impressed
• Judge senses abuse, bars troll McIntyre from using Doe contact information
• Prenda Law starts using robocalls to intimidate its targets. Will IARDC continue keeping its head in the sand?
• Video: Brett Langdon Gibbs replies to a motion
• Lightspeed v. Doe news. Early Halloween scare: Unusually lame demand letter
• “No Agenda” show about copyright trolling: “It’s a complete Mafioso operation!”
• Who and where is Prenda Law? What happened to John Steele?
• The Domino Effect: Trolls are not welcome in the Southern District of New York anymore
• Lightspeed Media v. John Doe: a quick follow up Q & A
• “The court is not an ex-girlfriend’s Facebook wall,” judge teaches a troll Douglas McIntyre
• Adult Filmmakers get Legal Smackdown!
• New York judge blasts trolls’ practices, recommends banning mass bittorent lawsuits in the district
• fightcopyrighttrolls.com turns one
• Attorney Paul Lesko and 1000% return on investment in “Teen Anal Sluts”
• Lawyer receives nasty emails, uses them to advance his agenda
• New copyright troll tactic: Trademark infringement
• Attorney’s opinion: Lightspeed’s claim is a farce
• Lightspeed Media Corporation v. John Doe: a quick Q & A
• Trolls call it technicality – I call it lies
• The court is not willing to assist a troll in extrajudicial business – says the judge
• A trolling lawsuit ends with style
• Prenda’s lawyer files a motion for sanctions; response in opposition delivers an elegant blow to the troll
• Copyright trolls have been abusing Florida’s ancient “Pure Bill of Discovery” for too long. Enough is enough – says judge (update: …and than takes his words back).
• Prenda Law makes the classified number of actually served defendants public
• Copyright Enforcement Group distances itself from Terik Hashmi
• Mark Lutz harassment calls remix
• Default judgment may threaten trolls’ “business” (troll Ryan Stevens gets whooping $1500 from both defaulted defendants)
• Defendant strikes back, sues Hard Drive Productions, targets Steele’s extortion outfit
• Steele files an opposition to EFF’s brief: nothing but insults
• EFF is back in fight! Amicus curiae brief in the Hard Drive Productions v. Does 1-1495 case
• No more IO Group v. People cases – the last one is over
• ASC:Law’s Andrew Crossley is suspended, bankrupt, unemployed
• Attorney Joseph C. Peiffer and “Teen Anal Sluts”
• Happy holidays!
• Paul Duffy and his Christmas shopping
• Paul Duffy dumps the second lawsuit assigned to an “inconvenient” judge
• Frederic Abramson: respected lawyer or just another copyright troll?
• As expected, Ira Siegel’s monstrous cases are dead
• Not enough trouble for Ira Siegel: Digital Rights Foundation files an amicus curiae brief
• Received a message that suggests contacting Steele? Read this first!
• Ira Siegel is asked uncomfortable questions once again
• Copyright troll subspecies: Weretroll (Mike Meier)
• Putting a motion under seal in a federal court
• Why is the logo on this site black today?
• The Return of the Troll: Gill Sperlein files a new p2p lawsuit
• Trolls and shills: John Steele uses decoys to file lawsuits in troll-friendly jurisdictions
• Napoleon’s March to Moscow in the Russian campaign of 1812
• Another IO Group’s troll case is over, only one is left
• An excellent paper: “Copyright Infringement in Cyberspace – Decoding Strict Liability”
• “MCGIP is Steele Hansmeier’s baby Righthaven” – Nicholas Ranallo says
• Another victory in Virginia
• Trolls in panic: Steele Hansmeier files an amicus brief trying to prevent the inevitable downfall of the US trolls
• Twitter, why do you insult me?
• Do you still think that talking to plaintiff’s lawyer is a good idea?
• Judge Alsup grants 20K default judgment against two alleged file-sharers
• Judge’s opinion: Mass p2p lawsuits are frivolous
• Short break
• Copyright trolls must be proud to have Kenneth Ford in their club
• Nicholas Ranallo offers inexpensive legal help to p2p defendants
• Beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing
• Received a letter from ISP or troll? Take a deep breath and read
• Judges start to understand the wrongs of “copyright trolling” model
• Is there honor among trolls?
• An overlooked troll lawsuit: “Baseprotect UG, Ltd. v. John Does 1-X”
• Case “IO Group v. Does 1-50 Inclusive” has been voluntarily dismissed
• Why you shouldn’t heed an advice just because it was given by a licensed attorney
• Ira Siegel replies to judge’s order, helps me to spread the word
• Troll Ira Siegel was ordered to disclose how much money he extorted from Does
• IO Group v. Does 1-138 case is closed
• Motion to quash a subpoena at work
• FAQ page has been updated
• All but one defendant severed from the case “IO Group v. Does 1-138”
• Why you shouldn’t talk to plaintiff’s lawyer: reader’s comment
• Why you shouldn’t talk to plaintiff’s lawyer
• Carlos Somoza: a perfect target for extortion?
• Updated Motion to Quash or Modify Subpoena
• Intermission
• Demise of Copyright Trolls in the UK
• “IO Group v. Doe” case has been dismissed
• IO Group v. Does-244: what to expect
• Two more IO Group cases were voluntarily dismissed
• Sperlein dismisses defendants, requests to enter default
• “About” page update
• Recording threatening calls
• The case “IO Group v. Anthony Uy” has been voluntarily dismissed
• Question about threatening letters
• Don’t let go your banana, Troll!
• Defendant objects dismissal
• 10,000 page hits
• Proper way of replying to frivolous claims
• Do not feed the troll
• New URL
• Eighth Amendment and copyright trolls
• No more empty words. Proof requested
• Fight copyright trolls together with EFF
• Unclean hands doctrine
• Judge Alsup effectively puts IO Group v. Does 1-244 case on hold
• Deception in court. Part II: Non-existent requirement in AT&T TOS
• A judge in California tells a troll to file a separate case for each Doe
• For those who have just received a letter from their ISP
• Is Open Wi-Fi a crime?
• Trolls and the Junk Science
• Sperlein volturarily dismisses Mayra Gonzales
• Deception in court. Part I: EFF is pro-piracy
• Copyright trolls: domestic terrorists?
• Mysterious Doe #151: an honest mistake?
• Does 1-244: is the entire complaint bogus?
• A few words about Sperlein’s error-prone infringement detection technology
• Sperlein’s buddies are investigated for fraud
• Anatomy of extortion: a typical sad story
• More light under the bridge
• A win for common sense… but not in the USA
• Myriad of lies. Really?
• TorrentFreak article about threatening letters
• Today’s developments
• An article about our cases
• Let’s look for attorneys to represent several defendant categories
• Case amended, ransoms paid
• To those receiving ransom letters
• What to expect: similar case at an advanced stage
• Judge strikes my motion to dismiss
• TechDirt, ArsTechnica discusses a case similar to ours
• 3:10-cv-03647-MEJ Case Dockets