December 29, 2016
Prenda indictment – with links
Undeniably, the criminal indictment of copyright trolls John Steele and Paul Hansmeier was the main positive event of 2016 for thousands of Prenda’s (as well as other trolls’) victims. Last…
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November 19, 2014
Notes from the Lightspeed hearing in East St. Louis (November 12, 2014)
By Dbs I showed up at the courthouse about 10 minutes before scheduled time. After running through security and running an item back out to the car, finally got to…
August 18, 2014
Unsealed documents show Prenda parties’ twisted finances
Prenda’s recent devastating defeat in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals was a result of Dan Booth’s / Jason Sweet’s titanic work and John Steele’s / Paul Hansmeier’s incurable hubris….
August 01, 2014
John Steele finds out that Prenda lost their Lightspeed appeals
By Kat Anon and TAC If for some (frankly, inexcusable) reason you know nothing about yesterday’s Prenda smackdown resulted from the April hearing in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals,…
April 08, 2014
Prenda’s first oral arguments in front of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals: a picture is worth a thousand words
Thyself shalt see the act: For, as thou urgest justice, be assur’d Thou shalt have justice more than thou desir’st. Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice. Since Prenda became a national…
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…
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…
May 31, 2013
Defendant in Prenda’s case was served by a convicted drug dealer
Businessweek’s Prenda story Yesterday Bloomberg Businessweek published probably the most thorough (as of today) article about Prenda: Prenda Law, the Porn Copyright Trolls by Clair Suddath. If you never heard…
November 27, 2012
Long overdue update on Guava v. Skyler Case (Prenda’s Cook County lawsuit)
Exactly two months ago, I wrote about one of the Prenda’s most brazenly frivolous case — Guava v. Skyler Case (2012-L-007363) and its “cousin” — Arte De Oaxaca v. Stacey…
September 26, 2012
“Guava” and “Arte de Oaxaca” scams hit Cook County court
Guava v. Skyler Case As I blogged two posts below, I was on vacation in a place where forests smell like ripe guava. I am not making it up and…
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