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Our Southern California Law Firm can review your case pertaining to the educational scandal.  If you believe you may have a case against UCLA, USC, Stanford or another University or College in California, contact us for a free case review. VIDEO:  Click on the image above to hear Attorney Stev...

Alibaba and U.S. Copyrights In recent news a Chinese e-commerce powerhouse, Alibaba, has been relevant for a number of reasons but notably for its vendors blatant copyright infringement. In this blog, I will go over what Alibaba encompasses, China's copyright laws in general, and a prominent leg...

Attorney Steve® Copyright Essentials! Main points to consider when filing a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit in the United States. Introduction Our boutique copyright infringement and entertainment law firm can help file lawsuits alleging violations of music, film, song, lyrics, film, video, bo...

BitTorrent Litigation Tips by Attorney Steve® – The Settlement Agreement – anonymous or not? Introduction Our law firm has appeared in over 100 federal court cases dealing with federal copyright law.  We have helped many people resolve internet law disputes involving illegal movie download ...

Here are the new cases filed this month by prolific copyright infringement filer Strike 3 Holdings, LLC – Thirty-two new filings.   Casse numbers – Strike 3 Holdings, LLC Here are the recent cases filed in the United States.  If you received a subpoena notice from your ISP call us for a free ...

Internet Privacy Lawyer – California Revenge Porn Overview (Invasion of Privacy)   Introduction Our intellectual property, entertainment, invasion of privacy law firm may be able to assist you if you are the victim of revenge porn or invasion of privacy on the internet. Click here to learn mo...

Drones, RING, Surveillance cameras – Are you invading your neighbor's privacy? Introduction It seems everyone is installing some type of video surveillance device on their homes and businesses these days.  If crime is not on the rise, it certainly must feel that way too many as more people in...

ActivePDF – Letter of Destruction / Audits Introduction This blog discusses ActivePDF software and their audit provision and letter of destruction licensing compliance practice.  If you received a letter from this company, or their legal representatives, contact us for a free initial discussi...

Software Audit Essentials – Open Text   Introduction Our law firm has helped many companies facing software audits, from the Business Software Alliance to Autodesk and Microsoft.  This blog, however, deals with another company you may have received an audit letter from – OpenText.  According ...

“P2P FIle-Sharing Defense – Abandonment of Copyright Defense Introduction In a recent case a Defendant accused of downloading 20 movies claimed that Malibu Media (a prolific filer of federal copyright lawsuits along with Strike 3 Holdings, LLC), had abandoned its copyrights to its adult porno...

California Entertainment, IP & Privacy Lawyer – The “Four Privacy Torts” discussed by Attorney Steve®   Introduction California law protects individuals from privacy intrusions on a number of different fronts.  Essentially, there are 4 main torts dealing with the right of privacy in Californi...

Attorney Steve® Software Audit Essentials – Autodesk Licensing Schemes Introduction This blog addresses question I get quite frequently when representing companies in Autodesk audits (whether internal or letters received from their main intellectual property law firm Donahue F...

Apple APP Store Game Infringement Disputes Introduction Video games and mobile applications can be the subject of copyright and trademark protection.  These can also be infringed by competitor game companies who sell “copycat” games.  When a dispute arises, it may make sense to have a law fir...

Photography infringement updates – Getty Images big win on MSJ!!  Contact us about our No Recovery-No Fee Plaintiff contingency recovery program!!!   Introduction Here is a case from the Southern District of New York involving Getty images, a defendant in the case, who won the case on motion ...

The Pirate Bay and Peer-to-Peer (from a legal perspective) What is the Pirate Bay? According to Wikipedia: “The Pirate Bay (sometimes abbreviated to TPB) is an online index of digital content of entertainment media and software. Founded in 2003 by Swedish think tank Piratbyrån, The Pirate...

Attorney Steve® Fair Use Guidelines for Documentary Films Introduction In recent years documentary filmmakers have been under stricter limitations in regards to clearing copyright regulations in order to use certain content in their films. Although this seems like a specific problem only a fe...

DMCA “Bad Faith” Takedowns and Counternotifications may require a Plaintiff to prove subjective bad faith. Introduction Many people are submitting knowingly false DMCA takedown claims on YouTube.  The DMCA law prohibits this type of bad faith conduct. However, proving it may b...

Torrent Law Updates – John Doe Defendant Wins Motion to Quash Subpoena!!! Introduction Filing a motion to quash in a torrent defense case has both pros and cons.   For one, if you are sued in the wrong jurisdiction (for example, let's say you downloaded movies in California and live there, bu...

Here are the new lawsuits filed by Strike 3 Holdings in January 2019.  If you see your case on this list, give us a call for a no-cost / no-pressure initial consultation to review your options. Introduction Strike 3 Holdings, LLC – one of the premier filers of online copyright infringement laws...

Virtual Private Networks (“VPN”) – Will it save your from getting BUSTED file sharing Strike 3 Holding Movies? Introduction There are many LEGAL uses of Torrent protocol, and many people use VPN'S to seek to block their IP addresses.  This blog addresses whether or not a VPN is a foolproof way ...

Software Infringement Updates – Exocad settles with former client for $220,000 for using cracked version of software Introduction Dentistry is “going digital” like many other industries.  Dentists and dental labs need to be careful in making sure their software is validly licensed and used wit...

MTD – Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and/or Improper Venue Under F.R.C.P. 12(b)(2) or (3) due to a lack of personal jurisdiction over Defendants. Introduction This blog talks about what it takes to establish “personal jurisdiction” in California where you have an out-of-state defendant (ex. so...

2019 Internet Law Updates – Websites and ADA accessibility lawsuits – Martinez v. San Diego Credit Union Introduction CASE CITATION:  Martinez v. San Diego Credit Union, San Diego Superior Court Case No. 37-2017-00024673. We have been talking about “web accessibility” cases dealing with pers...

Torrent Illegal Movie Download Defenses – I didn't do it!!   Introduction This is a situation that comes up in about 10% or so of our cases.  This is what I call the “I didn't do the downloading” defense.  Sometimes parents may not know their kids are downloading software, music, videos or ot...