February 07, 2014

X-Art/Malibu Media sues alleged file-sharers over illegally produced videos

If you want to live in the United States you must abide by the laws of this country, no more, no less. From a comment by Colette Field, X-Art’s co-owner…

January 14, 2014

How to topple the troll? Follow the money!

On Saturday I wrote about difficulties that defense encounters in trying to get documents from copyright troll Malibu Media / X-Art (M. Keith Lipscomb). My belief is that resistance to…

January 13, 2014

Defense attorney asks to sanction Malibu Media and Mary Schulz for unethical witness’ contingency interest

When simultaneously handling hundreds of lawsuits that wouldn’t sustain without concealment of essential information, it is inevitable that earlier or later a devastating slip of the tongue will occur. I…

January 11, 2014

Lipscomb & X-Art have a lot to hide. And a lot to fear

Copyright troll M. Keith Lipscomb sits on damning evidence. It was clear more than a year ago — when he settled with Jeff Fantalis to avoid devastating discovery — after…

January 07, 2014

Since May, Ventura county is not a friendly place for pornographers

Camarillo Acorn reported back in May 2013 (I was not aware of it: thanks to Stephanie Guzman for pointing out): Prompted by an influx of adult film productions in unincorporated…

January 03, 2014

Copyright trolls go mental: XArt’s lawyers demand 7.35 million dollars from a wrongly accused ISP subscriber

Roses are red, violets are blue, copyright trolls parasitize on the society because of the Kafkaesque statutory rates: $150,000 maximum for a single case of copyright infringement. While courts rarely…

June 12, 2013

Reader’s comment: Shame on you Keith Lipscomb and shame on you X-Art

I still can’t push myself to listen to the Bellwether trial audio recordings. While I’m procrastinating, some opinions began to emerge on the web, and the chorus of those opinions…

June 06, 2013

Bellwether: essentially settled, it will be only a quick bench trial (no jury)

Frustrating. Bellwether has lost its bell and is confusingly standing under the rain, a miserable castrated sheep that does not lead anyone anywhere anymore. The following was stipulated during today’s…