October 18, 2011

Twitter, why do you insult me?

Twitter thinks that I’m similar to Aaron Kotzker. I would prefer to be similar to Al Capone, the latter at least honestly admitted that he was an extortionist; and he…

October 14, 2011

Do you still think that talking to plaintiff’s lawyer is a good idea?

I’m never tired of repeating over and over again that talking to plaintiff’s attorney (a copyright troll) directly, not through your own lawyer, is not only a questionable idea, but…

October 07, 2011

Judge Alsup grants 20K default judgment against two alleged file-sharers

IO Group v. Does 1-244 case, which I have been a part of, is effectively over. Today federal judge William Alsup ruled in plaintiff’s favor and entered the final default…

September 22, 2011

Copyright trolls must be proud to have Kenneth Ford in their club

Kenneth Ford ArsTechnica has recently published Nate’s Anderson’s article about Kenneth Ford, one of the most “famous” West Virginia copyright trolls: “How a troubled West Virginia lawyer foisted a Teen…

September 08, 2011

Received a letter from ISP or troll? Take a deep breath and read

This post was written by TAC. You probably know him and his well-articulated, colorful and precise comments if you read tech blogs such as TechDirt or TorrentFreak. Enjoy. Hello campers,…

September 07, 2011

Judges start to understand the wrongs of “copyright trolling” model

As expected by many, judge Zimmerman has practically dismissed (all the Does except one were severed) the On the Cheap v. Does 1-5011 case filed by copyright troll Ira Siegel…

September 05, 2011

Is there honor among trolls?

I was reading various mass file-sharing lawsuit complaints recently and found out that they are heavily copied from each other. I was daydreaming how wonderful it could be if copyright…

September 04, 2011

An overlooked troll lawsuit: “Baseprotect UG, Ltd. v. John Does 1-X”

I want to bring to your attention a rather unusual copyright troll lawsuit that is not covered by press yet, “Baseprotect UG, Ltd. v. John Does 1-X”, 2:11-cv-03621-CCC-JAD, filed in…

September 02, 2011

Why you shouldn’t heed an advice just because it was given by a licensed attorney

You can come up with a short answer to this question yourself after reading this wonderful quote from the movie The King’s Speech: Lionel Logue: [as George “Berty” is lighting…

September 01, 2011

Ira Siegel replies to judge’s order, helps me to spread the word

In my previous post I wrote about the surprising order from judge Zimmerman to disclose the total amount collected via settlements. Finally the reply was filed. Although it does not…