How to Navigate This Site.

Last Updated on October 1, 2024 by Rob Cashman

Welcome to the TorrentLawyer Blog, a Cashman Law Firm, PLLC resource. The purpose of this sticky post is to be simplistic and help you to navigate this site (which as of 2024, has over 200+ articles on the copyright cases we have worked on since 2010).

Why attorney Rob Cashman has authority to write these articles:

Before you read anything, to understand why I have authority and expertise to write the articles you will find in this blog, you can click on the “About Rob Cashman, seasoned copyright infringement defense attorney with over 17 years of expertise, founder of the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC, and author of the TorrentLawyer website,” or just read to the end of this page.

And, while in full disclosure I am an attorney, I continue to be an advocate and a pioneer in this area of IP-address-based applications to copyright infringement law since 2010. In this website, I provide educational articles and pre-written letters which will help you in your lawsuit, regardless of whether I become your attorney or not.

Copyright infringement lawsuits in a nutshell:

All copyright infringement lawsuits are filed in Federal Courts and are bound by the same Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  However, depending on whether you are accused of downloading MOVIES OR FILMS, or whether you are accused of SOFTWARE PIRACY, [and WHERE YOU ARE in the timeline of the lawsuit (a John Doe defendant, or a named and served defendant) we will change how we interact with your copyright case.

The simplest approach to understanding your options is to understand WHERE YOU ARE IN THE LAWSUIT:

WHERE ARE YOU IN THE LAWSUIT?

You are likely in one of three places in your lawsuit.  You have either:

1. you have been implicated as a “John Doe” defendant in a “MOVIE LAWSUIT,” or
   
2. you have been “NAMED AND SERVED” as a defendant in that lawsuit (this usually happens 90+ days later).
   
3. received an ISP subpoena notification letter implicating you as a “John Doe” defendant in a [Siemens Industry Software Inc.] “SOFTWARE PIRACY LAWSUIT,”
   

NAVIGATION: ITEMS 1 & 2: “JOHN DOE” ISP SUBPOENA / COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUITS:

NAVIGATION: ITEM 3 – SOFTWARE PIRACY LAWSUITS (SIEMENS, ANSYS, ETC.)

DOING IN-DEPTH RESEARCH ON EACH COPYRIGHT HOLDER:

Alternatively, instead of going through a WALKTHROUGH that applies to where you are in the lawsuit (our recommended choice), you can delve more in-depth into your particular copyright holder to learn what our experiences have been [by reading the in-depth blog articles that we have written] over the years.  By doing this you will get significantly more historical information and FAQ articles, but remember — I wrote these articles as the cases unfolded.

STEP 1: CHOOSE YOUR COPYRIGHT HOLDER

Follow the links “down the rabbit hole” to learn everything you can about the copyright holder.  When you have read enough, proceed to STEP 2. and contact me with your questions.

• Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (“Vixen/Tushy/Blacked”)
• Siemens Industry Software, Inc. (“Siemens Software”)
• In re: Hawaiian Telecom movie “lawsuit” filed by Kerry Culpepper of Culpepper IP
• Malibu Media, LLC (“X-Art Siterips”)
• HB Productions, Inc. (“Hellboy”)
• Fallen Productions, Inc. (“Angel Has Fallen”)

STEP 2: BOOK A PHONE CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY

ONCE YOU HAVE READ ABOUT YOUR COPYRIGHT HOLDER, SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR OPTIONS.

Once you get the information you are looking for, you’ll probably want to contact a Cashman Law Firm, PLLC attorney to speak about your particular issue.

The three methods in which to speak to a Cashman Law Firm, PLLC attorney are:

Method #1) Schedule a phone appointment.

• SCHEDULE A PHONE CONSULTATION. Most phone consultation appointments are free (I like them that way), but there are some paid spots if you have a last minute issue.

Click here to schedule a phone consultation: https://torrentlawyer.acuityscheduling.com

Method #2) Fill out a contact form.

Method #3) E-mail me at info@cashmanlawfirm.com, or send me a Text Message/WhatsApp to 713-364-3476.

STEP 3: E-SIGN RETAINER AGREEMENT, RELAX.

Once you speak to an attorney, you will be provided an e-mail containing a Cashman Law Firm, PLLC fee agreement.  Once you decide to retain the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC to represent you in your matter, follow the instructions to e-sign the agreement.

The steps are 1) e-sign the agreement, 2) process your payment, 3) provide paperwork relevant to your matter.

At that point, we become your attorney.

My Preference:

As the owner of the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC, and the author of this blog (and as an attorney who has served hundreds of clients in these cases), I prefer that you grab a phone appointment, or write me using either the contact form or by just sending me an e-mail.

There are often hundreds of people implicated in these lawsuits each month, and it is common for more people to call than we have staff to answer those calls. To competently serve our clients, we limit the number of clients we take each month, and there is a natural limit on the number of calls we are physically able to answer.  As such, I ask that you be patient, and that you follow the instructions in order to get in touch with me.  If you do, we could possibly be speaking about your case in the next few hours.

Professional Biography of attorney Rob Cashman, author of the TorrentLawyer.com website.

Rob Cashman is a seasoned Patent Attorney & Copyright Infringement Attorney with over 17 years of experience in intellectual property law, specializing in copyright infringement cases. Since 2007, he holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, where he specializes in copyright infringement, patent infringement, patent law, intellectual property law, and pre-trial litigation strategies in the federal courts.

Rob is licensed to practice in the state of Texas, in New York, before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and before the US Patent & Trademark Office.

In 2010, he founded the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC, where he has represented many clients against copyright infringement claims, both with cases involving movie-based copyright law, and software-based copyright law. Since 2016, he has been representing clients across the U.S. against Strike 3 Holdings LLC and Siemens Industry Software Inc., and more recently, he represented clients against Ansys, Inc. in their first software-based piracy lawsuit. He understands digital piracy laws and their applications to traditional copyright infringement lawsuits, and his commitment to protecting client rights make him a leading authority in this field.

Through his Cashman Law Firm PLLC, he helps clients defend against cybercrimes, domain name seizures, software licensing issues, and patent and copyright infringement actions. He also advises clients on malpractice claims against attorneys. His law firm is located in Houston, Texas in Harris County.

To read more about Rob Cashman, and why since 2010, he has been a pioneer in the new field on IP address-based copyright law and an expert in the field, click here.

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