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Vondran Legal® Anti-Piracy Updates - Site Blocking Orders and DMCA 512(h) Subpoenas to Cloudflare.    Who is Cloudflare?   What does Cloudflare do?   DMCA 512(h) Subpoenas to Cloudflare   Contact an Anti-Piracy Law Firm for California IP Disputes

Vondran Legal® - Strike # Holdings Legal Updates - New movies to look out for! From viewing a recent complaint filed in Federal Court by Strike 3 Holdings, there appear to be two new movie types they may be seeking infringement for, that I have not seen before.  These two are (1) MILFY and (2) S...

Attorney Steve® Fair Use Essentials - Using copyright protected images on your website for thumbnails without permission.  Infringement or fair use?   Introduction Issue Does the use of cropped and slightly modified copyrighted images for video thumbnails constitute fair use or copyright in...

Attorney Steve® BitTorrent issues for real estate landlords - What happens if a tenant is engaged in copyright infringement while living on your premises using your IP address?  A potential legal issue you may not have considered. Overview My law firm focuses on copyright infringement matters...

Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - Creative Commons Licenses - Non-commercial fair use   Introduction From WikiCreativeCommons: Creative Commons NC licenses expressly define NonCommercial as “not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation....

Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials -  Can you copyright AI generated art?   Introduction   United States Copyright Office ("USCO") position     Federal case law   Contact a Copyright art law firm

Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - Background Music     Introduction With the massive growth of online video (Instragram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and others), many people are posting videos for both personal and commercial (business) reasons.  Many videos will have music playing i...

Autodesk products used during this term.  As stated in our correspondence, all management including family members, employees such as designers, etc. and third parties, in the US and internationally are to be reviewed.

Attorney Steve Copyright Law Essentials - Damages following a default judgment Televideo Sys., Inc. v. Heidenthal, 826 F.2d 915, 917-18 (9th Circuit 1987) Rule 55 gives the court considerable leeway as to what it may require as a prerequisite to the entry of a default judgment. "The general...

Attorney Steve Strike 3 Defense Updates - If your IP is on this list, call us for a free consultation.  We are the #1 copyright defense law firm in the United States (per Unicourt.com) in terms of the number of federal litigation cases handled (over 300+ copyright litigation cases handled).   S...

Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - Punitive Damages in Infringement Cases? Basic Facts: Dashgo sells and distributes music throughout the world using internet distribution and retail channels. Adrev performs business, administrative, distribution, and technological functions in conn...

Attorney Steve® - BitTorrent Litigation Updates - December 2021 brings more Strike Three Holdings, LLC file-sharing complaints in California   Introduction We thought that perhaps Strike 3 Holdings would take it easy over the holidays, but we were wrong.  Here are more cases filed in Calif...

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading   Entertainment & Copyright Infringement Defense Law Firm How to answer a federal court complaint (ex. Strike 3 Holdings, Photo infringement, design fabric infringement, computer fonts, jewelry, music, art, software and other...

Attorney Steve® - BitTorrent Defense Updates - July 2021   Introduction The pandemic has not slowed down Strike 3 Holdings from filing a large number of copyright infringement lawsuits alleging illegal file-sharing (copyright infringement).  Here are the recent cases filed in July, 2021. Case...

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.158.203.253, (Northern District of California): filed 2021-06-22 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.162.94.90, (Northern District of California): filed 2021-06-22 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC...

Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - Fee Shifting in Infringement Matters - Factors to Review Introduction In Plan Pros and Prime Designs, Inc. vs. Dultmeir Homes (architectural infringement case), the Court discussed the factors a Court will consider in a copyright infringement actio...

Copyright Law - Federal Judges Overview - Central District of California     Introduction     Judges Here are some of the judges known to handle copyright infringement cases in the Central District of California Terry J. Hatter Jr. C.D.Cal.  Christina A. Snyder C.D.Cal.  Dean D. Pregers...

Attorney Steve® - Copyright Infringement Essentials [Two sides of the sword]?   Introduction Is software piracy a good thing? Software trade organizations such as the Business Software Alliance will argue that software piracy is a crime that is costing them and their member companies billions ...

illegal use of DTC's ESPRIT modular suite of software (“ESPRIT”) by downloading and using unlicensed, pirated copies of ESPRIT. These cases may be brought by the McInnes law firm in Massachusetts. If you received a notice of copyright infringement or demand letter (or a summons and compla...

2021 BitTorrent litigation update - here are new cases filed by Strike 3 Holdings, LLC - If you received a subpoena or notice of a lawsuit give us a call.  We have handled hundreds of copyright infringement actions and are the leader in California where many federal court civil lawsuits are filed...

Copyright Case Briefs:   Triad Systems Corp. v. Southeastern Express Company, 64 F.3d 1330 (9th Cir. 1995).  U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. SUMMARY: Southeastern Express Company (“Southeastern”) appealed the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of Triad Systems C...

DMCA takedown notices – 2017 Updates.  Twitter Sued for slow take down process (90 days)   Introduction This is a case involving the Digital Millennium Copy Act (“DMCA”).  The Case was filed by FARRIMOND LAW OFFICES (San Francisco) in the Northern District of California (federal court) in 201...