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...
Autodesk Software Audit Essentials – The problem of using student licenses for commercial purposes!!! Introduction I wanted to post a quick blog about this issue that I am finding to be more and more common in our software audit defense practice. Many architect, engineer and design firms gro...
Copyright Watchdog® – Judge re-assigns multiple California Eastern Court District Cases involving allegations of illegal movie downloading and file sharing via Torrents. You Click We Defend® VIDEO: Click on the picture above to get an introduction into Bittorrent Litigation by Attorney Ste...
Willful vs. non-willful and innocent copyright infringement Unicolors vs. Urban Outfitters Click above to hear Attorney Steve® define willful copyright infringement Decision of the Court on Appeal – Affirmed Lower Court finding of infringement NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEA...
2018 Bittorrent Litigation Updates – Judge in D.C. RIPS Strike 3 Holdings, LLC. IMPORTANT BREAKING NEWS!!! VIDEO: Click on the image above to watch Attorney Steve® discuss this HUGE case out of D.C. Federal Court. Many cases are being filed in California Northern District and Central Distri...
Copyright Software Enforcement and Compliance – Yes, we can be your outsourced software piracy counsel on a shoestring budget. We c an enforce your copyrights including but not limited to art, drawings, music, poetry, photographs, videos, and software programs and applications. Introduction –...
Attorney Steve Photo Infringement Case Briefs – The Netflix case. 4:18-cv-00121-BMM. Introduction Here is the case at issue, recently filed in Montana Federal District Court. Heavey v. Netflix, Inc. Brian Morris, presiding Date filed: 09/13/2018 Date of last filing: 10/18/2018 Here i...
“California Photo License Recovery – Contingency Services Possible. The Photo Lawyer does it again! (No Recovery – No Fee) Introduction Being a professional commercial photographer can be tough business these days when your great artwork, images and illustrations can be copied from the inter...
Software Audit Defense Essentials by Attorney Steve®- “The Software Piracy Calculator.” Introduction Some IP law firms may try to trick you into retaining their software audit defense law firm by trying to SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU. We have heard of our main competition and their main...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials – Obtaining Copyright Registration by Fraud or Misrepresentation What is Fraud on the Copyright Office? When you register a copyright, you get a certificate of registration which establishes prima facie evidence of the legitimacy of your copyright. ...
Federal Court Judges – [Central District of California] – may hear Copyright Infringement cases VIDEO: Click on the image above to learn more about the Central District of California which includes Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obis...
Torrent Illegal File Sharing Essentials [Settlement Factors] – by Attorney Steve®, theCopyright Lawyer™! Introduction Many of my internet file sharing John Doe defendant clients ask me “how much will it cost me to settle the case?” Usually we cannot answer this question directly as there ar...
Attorney Steve® Software Law Essentials .- Autodesk Lawsuits. Introduction In one lawsuit Autodesk filed suit in the Northern District of California alleging copyright and trademark infringement. Autodesk, who often uses the law firm Donahue Fitzgerald, filed this case with the powerhouse law...
Attorney Steve® Internet Law Essentials – Posting Movies on Social Media can lead to SERIOUS legal problems, including potential imprisonment. INTERNET FILE SHARING WARNING – Case 2:17-cr-00206-JAK (Central District of California) We have been telling people to talk to your kids about illeg...
Affirmative Defenses in Boxing Piracy Cases (alleged cable and satellite TV illegal broadcasting). VIDEO: Click on the picture above to watch Attorney Steve® provide a general overview of boxing match piracy cases. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our legal channel and join over 8,200 other subsc...
Copyright Case Law: Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises., 471 U.S. 539 (1985). United States Supreme Court. SUMMARY: This case stems from The Nation Magazine's potential misuse of quotations given to Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. by former President Gerald Ford for the purpose of publishin...
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