Response to the verdict in the Malibu Media Bellwether Trial
My Response to the yet-to-be-written guilty verdict in the Malibu Media, LLC Bellwether Trial (PAED).
“Named” Defendant
Thinking about Malibu Media’s single “Doe” lawsuits.
With all the drama going on in the Prenda Law Inc. defamation cases (most recently, they have sent a subpoena to WordPress asking for every IP address who visited SJD or DTD’s website since 2011), I wanted to make sure the other lawsuits didn’t take advantage of this diversion. Thinking about the Malibu Media, LLC single … Read more
CA District Court Decides on the Definition of Copyright Infringement
A California Court Defines BitTorrent Copyright Infringement. Many things just happened in the Central District of California which no doubt will affect many (if not all of the Ingenuity 13 LLC cases, along with all of the Guava cases, and the AF Holdings LLC) cases. In short, California is no longer a troll-friendly place to … Read more
Force a copyright troll to fight the WHOLE BITTORRENT SWARM.
Introducing the Swarm Joinder Defense Strategy I am investigating a new strategy for clients who are named and served as part of a bittorrent swarm. This swarm joinder defense strategy states that if the plaintiff claims that you were part of a bittorrent swarm, then each downloader from that swarm needs to be joined as a … Read more
“In the eyes of a DC Judge” as he gazes at Indiana’s copyright troll cases.
I read Judge rulings all day long. It appears to me that in this particular Judge’s eyes, internet users are copyright infringers. The internet is a place of crime and deceit. And, copyright holders – even when they are pornography production companies – deserve to shake down and harm internet users who prey on their … Read more