February 20, 2016

A model Answer to Malibu Media’s frivolous complaint

Nicholas Ranallo is back in the game This is terrific news. Those who started following this type of cases recently are probably curious why I’m so excited, yet those who…

February 08, 2016

Illinois Doe defendant summarily wins over Malibu Media in one of the most watched cases

Malibu Media v John Doe (ILND 13-cv-06312) is one of the most advanced and eventful cases. I wrote about it on more than one occasion. It even made headlines in…

January 15, 2016

Concerned about the copyright trolling situation in the state, Oregon federal judge wants to restrict trolls’ free reign

Update 2/7/2016 Dear Oregon troll victims, my apologies for being a source of premature hopes. Weeks passed, but the actual orders never materialized. Joe Mullin of ArsTechnica tried to get…

January 10, 2016

Who leaks Malibu Media’s porn before the release?

It was proven beyond any doubt that Prenda seeded their smut on Bittorent to entrap hapless file-sharers. Given the striking similarities between Prenda and Guardley-driven copyright shakedown outfits, including Lipscomb/X-Art/Malibu…

November 20, 2015

Malibu Media case management conference in CAND: notes and thoughts

“Barely legal” porn copyright trolls Guardaley | Excipio | Keith Lipscomb | X-Art | Malibu Media (the beast has many heads and names) re-infested California with 70+ individual lawsuits in…

November 16, 2015

Defendant: Malibu Media is a scam (in a literal meaning of this word)

Once in a while we witness new defense attorneys appear on the scene, and they bring fresh ideas. In Malibu Media v. Domingo Rodriguez (ILND 15-cv-03610), a shakedown lawsuit brought…

November 01, 2015

Malibu Media expert’s report deserves some scrutiny

Last week I wrote about a motion for summary judgement filed by the defendant (via his attorney Cynthia Conlin) in a closely watched and eventful case Malibu Media v Robert…

October 25, 2015

Defendant’s expert witness report suggests that Malibu Media’s investigators doctored evidence

On 10/20/2015 Cynthia Conlin, the defense attorney in Malibu Media v Robert Dare (FLSD 14-cv-61957), filed a powerful motion for summary judgment. The motion is a worthwhile read: it tells…

October 12, 2015

Bloody paralegals!

If you mention a paralegal on the first page of the response to an OSC, by the last page he/she absolutely must be fired. Chekhov’s Principle for Lawyers On a…

October 08, 2015

After prevailing-party fees were denied, Malibu Media defendant petitions the Supreme Court

Parasite organisms play an important role in the grand scheme of things — to expose their hosts’ weaknesses, thus prompting the nature to patch flaws, making hosts stronger and healthier…