CEG-TEK: Naughty or Nice?
An article on CEG-TEK’s use of “admission of guilt” language in a version of their settlement agreements when credit card transactions fail.
Media Products Inc.
CEG-TEK’s client list.
I believe it is the duty of the copyright holders to “police their own copyrights,” meaning, if a company sees a file sharing tracker or website hosting an unlicensed copy of their copyrighted work, BY ALL MEANS, issue a DMCA takedown notice to the website or to the file sharing tracker, and that torrent will … Read more
CEG-TEK’s new “you didn’t settle” letters sent from Marvin Cable.
Back in November 2012, I wrote an article about CEG-TEK’s CopyrightSettlements.com web site “crashes” where following a failed settlement transaction (purposeful or not), accused infringers received letters essentially saying, “[B]ecause you have decided not to settle, we will be moving forward against you in a copyright infringement lawsuit. Please pay us $3,500 or else we … Read more
When CEG-TEK’s DMCA notices contain duplicate titles. Purposeful luring of defendants or not?
Copyright Enforcement Group’s (“CEG-TEK Int’l”) DMCA letters have been sent out to thousands of would-be “John Doe” copyright infringement defendants to date for the alleged downloading of pornographic films. The problem is that they often ask for MULTIPLE SETTLEMENTS FOR THE SAME DOWNLOADED TITLE. BACKGROUND: Just in case you did not read my first article … Read more
UPDATE 3: More of Mike Meier bittorrent cases consolidated.
All of Mike Meier’s NY-based Bittorrent cases consolidated by New York Federal Judge Forrest so that she can adjudicate them together.