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• 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