What is AGENCY? Can an entity enforce a copyright they do not own? (Think, CEG-TEK.)

A quick lesson on Agency and how it relates to copyright enforcement groups soliciting and collecting settlements for copyrights they do not own.

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.

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

Prenda Law Inc. is essentially finished.

Sometimes there are no words other than silence to best express the thoughts I have about Judge Wright’s order essentially referring John Steele and the Prenda Law Inc. gang to the IRS’ Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for all the settlements on which no taxes were paid. There is one police agency that a criminal organization … Read more

The 12 minute hearing and the end of Prenda Law Inc.

While the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC and its clients were celebrating “freedom,” I am sure some of my readers will be wondering the fate of Prenda Law Inc. / Steele Hansmeier, PLLC / John Steele / Paul Duffy / Mark Lutz / Brett Gibbs et al. after their hearing today before Judge Wright.  Today was … Read more