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Copyright Troll John Steele moves into Prenda's suite(despite "retiring"). Wanted to ask him about it, but Prenda intentionally broke its own contact form. WTF, these are IP lawyers?
The epic story of the one of the most notorious bittorrent/anti-piracy lawyers, John Steele, continues to get stranger by the day. Way back in Nov. of last year, John Steele filed a change of address form with the Chicago courts which stated that he was moving to Miami. After filing the form he was seen on Fightcopyrighttrolls claiming that he had retired from his firm and was spending his free time blogging.
His desire to retire is totally understandable, as it must have been absurdly difficult responding to the multiple phone calls and letters that he paid someone else to handle. I might be confused about the process, but I do know Mr. Steele was forced to show up to court to address issues related to netting several thousand defendants together in one $350 filing.
To be clear, I don't have an issue with IP rights holders seeking reasonable fees for their property, however Mr. Steele's sole motivation has been to maximize profits and to take money from anyone willing to hand it over. I've got plenty of evidence to support that argument and would even be comfortable with Mr. Steele trying to sue me in open court for libel. There are ethical requirements for being a lawyer, but Mr. Steele and the firm he "sold" Steele Hansmeier to don't seem interested in adhering to them.
One obvious problem is the fact that Mr. Steele still claims he sold his firm to Paul Duffy and Prenda Law Inc. It sounds perfectly reasonable to sell a firm if you move out of state, however Mr. Steele recently went back to work in the exact same suite as Prenda. Check out the change of address here:http://familylawlifeline.com/archives/549
The new address listed is the exact same address that is listed under Paul Duffy's name is several Prenda filings. An associate even commented on that specific blog post to ask what is going on and the comments were deleted within a few hours. The address change is important for several reasons. For one, Mr. Steele notified the court that he was moving to Miami Florida so he should not be practicing law at his old Chicago firm. The sale of Steele Hansmeier to Prenda was supposedly because Steele left the state. That argument falls apart the second Steele moves his divorce firm into the same suite. Steele claimed that he left the state to retire, however the address he listed as his new address is the exact same one as Prenda's Miami office. Plus, Prenda requests that all the settlement checks get sent to the new address of Prenda in Miami/John Steele's retirement address. But Mr. Steele would like you to believe he has nothing to do with Prenda. The other problem has to do with the nature of the sale.
Rule 1.17 of the Illinios Rules of Professional conduct(Lawyer code of ethics) states that there are certain requirements for selling a firm. As far as I can tell Steele doesn't meet most of them. He is still alive, still practicing law in Illinios(in the exact same suite that the firm he sold his old firm to works in), he didn't merely retire from his old firm(e-mail evidence can prove he was still responding to Prenda complaints after his supposed retirement. Plus his partner, Paul Hansmeier and/or his brother are still helping Prenda in the exact same capacity they used to help Steele), he wasn't elected to the government, etc.
It's pretty easy to see why Steele would want to try to conceal his connection to Prenda. His name is toxic and any google search can show you how corrupt he is. Equally so, a google search can show one the pathetic legal antics of Prenda.
Besides all the afortmentioned problems, Prenda's contact form on wefightpiracy.com is broken and copied from the source code of ScotJphotography.com(probably a friend of his "old" partner Paul Hansmeier). There is no recipient address in the source code so it is impossible for anyone to contact Prenda from their website. I told them about that too, and was ignored. I sincerely hope that Prenda, Steele, and company are called out for their behavior in court sometime soon. Otherwise, completely innocent(I've personally talked to many of them) people will continue to be cheated out of their money by a group of greedy and unethical "lawyers"The epic story of the one of the most notorious bittorrent/anti-piracy lawyers, John... more-
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Rewritten Headlines: Drug Sniffing Dogs to Red Wine
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Wefightpiracy employee, Brett Gibbs, basically admitted that Copyright Troll John Steele doesn't have a case
The Arstechnica article in the link describes how Brett Gibbs, a wefightpiracy/ Steele Hansmeier employee, recently told a judge that he would have to search every computer in the home of one of the accused in order to determine whether or not he is the infringer. What this really means is that the "evidence" collected by John Steele is incapable of identifying which computer supposedly downloaded one of his client's files. This means that, unless he is just utterly incompetent, Mr. Steele lied about developing proprietary software and has merely been writing down people's IP addresses as they popped up on Bittorrent. Perhaps, once he realized how much money he could make, he just started writing down random numbers(just my opinion). Anyway, just noticed that the he voluntarily dismissed over 700 does in one of his cases. His office called many of the dismissed on a daily basis with the intent of scaring them out of their money. Now he is living in Florida and is most likely searching for new clients to start up a new blackmail campaign. Overall, I just want to point out to people that Mr. Steele's inability to identify the computer that allegedly downloaded the file means that an individual could use wardriving as an excuse, replace their hard drive, replace their computer, etc. and Mr. Steele's office will remain way too ridiculously incompetent to even notice. As an IP lawyer, Mr. Steele and his office are a complete joke. Next time he calls, just hang upThe Arstechnica article in the link describes how Brett Gibbs, a wefightpiracy/ Steele... more-
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Update: It's Been 8 Months and despite being told to go ahead and sue Copyright Troll John Steele remains M.I.A
Just posting this as some advice for anyone who is currently being threatened by John Steele. John just moved to Miami, and(personal opinion) I have a feeling the former family man is running around spending his time and money on hookers and cocaine. Just my opinion, don't take it seriously or John might sue me. Anyway to the important point, a couple months ago I posted an article that showed a letter from Mr. Steele's office. The letter had dates on it that were off by several years, and also included several obvious factual errors. Even got TechDirt to plug the story(http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110408/03285313826/mass-infringement-lawyer-never-mind-facts-just-pay-up.shtml) The recipient of that letter said no to settling over 8 months ago. John's team decided the best plan of action was to keep changing his deadline and keep pretending like the recipient is not responding. John and his entire team are a bunch of cowards, liars, and absolute douchebags that should be disbarred. Again, just my opinion. But since I am a fair person, I will be e-mailing this to him(he has a Current account) to request an official explanation as to why he keeps engaging in such unethical behavior. Hopefully he responds, unless he is busy snorting coke off a hooker's assJust posting this as some advice for anyone who is currently being threatened by John... more-
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Big Brother turns out to not be Government but America's Largest Phone Companies
Right on the heels of a rash of copyright lawsuits, comes the news that your Internet Service Provider may soon become an attack dog for the film and recording industry, according to an online report. Major U.S. ISPs including AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are reportedly close to an agreement with the entertainment industry to monitor how you use your Internet connection and punish you if you step out of line. The plan, which has not been finalized, calls for a "graduated response" to stop users from pirating video, music and other copyrighted content. Punishments can include bandwidth throttling and restricted Web access, according to CNET.
Here's how the plan would work: rights holders keep an eye out for copyright material being traded over peer-to-peer file sharing such as BitTorrent. The companies would then identify the pirates trading the material (presumably by IP address), and alert the ISP about the scallywag sailing their digital shores. The ISP would then send you a notice called a Copyright Alert, CNET says, warning you about your actions.
Reeducation camp
If you fail to heed the warning (and any potential subsequent warnings) you would then be subject to restrictions on your Internet service, as mentioned above, until you stop trading in copyrighted files. If that wasn't bad enough, the ISP could even go so far as to ask you to participate in a program that educates you on "copyright law and the rights of copyright holders."
There's no word on what the process would be for reintegration after you complete copyright reeducation camp. But I'm guessing your ISP restrictions won't be lifted until you declare your love for Big Brother and the Party.Right on the heels of a rash of copyright lawsuits, comes the news that your Internet... more-
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Peter or Paul? The Identity crisis of Copyright Troll John Steele 's anti-piracy law firm partner Mr. Hansmeier
This is a follow-up to the report that detailed how Mr. John Steele, of Steele Hansmeier/ wefightpiracy/ Steele-law, recently mailed out signed pre-settlement letters with dates that are 4-5 years off from being accurate.
The included picture is a combination of two screen captures from the declarations of support for expedited discovery by an employee of Mr. Steele's Media Copyright Group.
The September signature comes from the declaration for the Hard Drive Productions v. Does 1-1000 case which was filed in Illinios(1:10-cv-05606). The September declaration starts out:
I, Paul Hansmeier, declare:
I am a manager of Media Copyright Group LLC.("MCG"). On behalf of its clients......
The May 2011 signature comes from the declaration for the Hard Drive Productions v Does 1-14 case that was filed in Illinios(1:11-cv-02981). The attorney for the plaintiff on that case is listed as Hard Drive Productions PRO Se. The fact that HDP is representing itself in that case makes me wonder if they photocopied the declaration from the other case.
If one reads the full declarations for both cases, one will notice how it is obviously the same author. However a couple of words changed between the two.
The May declaration starts out with:
I, Peter Hansmeier, declare under penalty of perjury as true and correct that:
1. I am a technician at Media Copyright Group LLC.("MCG). On behalf of its clients.....
---There is a very slight chance that Mr. Steele happens to employ both Peter and Paul. However, I can see no logical explanation for why the signatures are nearly identical.
If you look at the P and the H, the curves are exactly the same. The May signature does not include a full name, but rather is nothing more than initials. The May signature is also way above the signature line. It is as though someone tried to forge or photocopy the signature from one declaration to the other. If you look closely, the signature even have the same several small black dots on the perimeter. The dots are in the same location
Hopefully this is all some bizarre coincidence. If it is not, then it looks like someone involved with John Steele's blackmail letter campaign is attempting to defraud the courts. Looks like it is time to update my pending ethics complaint against his firm.....
For anyone who is unaware, Paul Hansmeier is Mr. Steele's partner in his wefightpiracy.com law firm. The issues about his signature are potentially very serious since he may be trying to conceal his relationship with Mr. Steele's firm. Mr. Hansmeier may also be attempting to dodge the conflict of interest charges that may result from him being a lawyer that is producing evidence so his partner can sue people.This is a follow-up to the report that detailed how Mr. John Steele, of Steele... more-
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Family Man: A reflection on the early days, when morals meant more than money to Copyright Troll John Steele(includes his own words)
(public domain pic, Mr. Steele)
I was recently reading the Arstechnica article: "Settle up: voicemails show P2P porn law firms in action"(http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/settle-up-voicemails-show-p2p-po...) when I noticed this threat from a user named "John Steele"(99% sure it really is Mr. Steele):
++++"Unauthorized copying" is stealing and is why almost every judge we have been in front of throws out these goofy motions to quash you photocopy from each other. Sure, one judge in 10 doesn't like porn and kicks our case (and this causes ARS to act like this litigation is on its deathbed). [I wonder what the judge would say if he heard about how Mr. Steele thinks the only reason he tossed the case is because he doesn't like porn. The day that judge tore Mr. Steele a new one, must have been quite embarrassing for Mr. Steele]
Well, every couple of days we come here for fun to see what crazy things are written by armchair lawyers. I would be careful though, we were able to figure out one of the posters on an earlier 'article' and our client dropped him from the suit . . . and sued him directly the next day. Something tells me settlement will be tough.[I can not comprehend any reason why Mr. Steele would feel the need to try to threaten people for discussing their cases with each other. If they are just armchair lawyers, why is he paying so much attention? Also, I wonder what figured out refers to? If he tried to dox someone, I think it is only fair to return the favor]++++
After reading that comment, I decided to look into what might drive an attorney to try to threaten the Internet. I figured a person's blog is the most accurate representation of his internal workings, so I searched for a wefightpiracy_com blog. I couldn't find one, so I went with reviewing his familylawlifeline_com blog.
His familylawlifeline is intended to pertain only to his family law firm. However, I believe the statements contained within are accurate representations of the moral man that Mr. Steele once was(all of this is my opinion in case I need to clarify that for lawyers who may be reading this). The awkward highlights that emphasize how money can corrupt anyone, even a self-proclaimed "family man"
1) June 2008 "Even Attorneys can be bullies"
"I suppose I can see how being an ass might get you somewhere if you are up against a pro se party who has no idea of what is happening, or maybe a timid transaction attorney that somehow found themselves in a divorce case. "
----Being an ass does seem to be helping Mr. Steele force settlements out of people
"I am not sure why some Family Law attorneys purposely try to build up their mystique as a jerk."
----I asked myself the same question after I read the comment on the Arstechnica article
"Standing up to a bully, whether some blowhard attorney, or an 8th grader feels good.Try it sometime."
----I agree, Mr. Steele. Standing up to a bully(you) does feel quite good
see the rest here:http://familylawlifeline_com/archives/197(basically he says he enjoys beating bully and stopping their "antics")
2)March 2010 "How to be (or find) a happy lawyer, Part 1 of 2"
"First, I started my own firm a few years ago. This means I don’t have to take on clients I do not like, or that I think are scum bags. And the associates in my firm know they don’t have to represent scum bags."
---Mr. Steele's firm is representing individuals, who make millions each year while simultaneously demanding $1000s from working class individuals. Mr. Steele's clients have acknowledged the fact that they have nothing to lose, which probably means they don't care about people's guilt or innocence so long as "the check clears". If you try to make millions by blackmailing the parents of some teenager who downloaded a porno that only cost you a couple grand to make....I think you are a scum bag
"While I know other attorneys who believe that “all money is green”, I respectfully submit that getting the “what the hell are you arguing?” look from a judge, or being known as a legal whore in the relatively small community of family lawyers is not for me. I admit I like to take the high road and drill opposing counsels who are argue whatever their client’s want them to say (assuming the check clears of course)."
---Mr. Steele works for free in order to exploit US copyright laws so that his client can turn low budget adult films into cash cows. None of the money goes to the models in the videos. Models who accepted a payment of a couple $1000 just so they could pay their bills. If that doesn't make you a legal whore, I don't know what does.
Mr. Steele likes to take the high road???Really??Can someone help me find evidence for that
see the rest here: http://familylawlifeline_com/archives/341
3)August 2010 "Liar Liar Pants on Fire"
Mr. Steele discusses how a new attorney attempted to claim that Mr. Steele had lied to the court. The new attorney claimed that Mr. Steele did not document the fact that he was refiling a case on his petition.
" Now the other attorney looked pretty stupid, because he either cannot read or he was too lazy to read my Petition (I bet the former)."
----Mr. Steele sent out signed pre-settlement letters with dates 4-5 years in the past and false statements about not being able to contact people. I wonder which of the two choices he would pick to refer to his actions
see the rest here: http://familylawlifeline_com/archives/542
4) August 2008 "Attorney's work for.....Money!"
Mr. Steele discusses how he feels that people should realize that lawyers need to make money and that you should not expect them to work Pro Bono.
"The moral of this story is don’t ask attorneys to provide free legal services, and be very afraid of those attorneys that would actually agree to such a request."
---So one should not ask a lawyer to work for free. I wonder how Mr. Steele feels about attorneys, like himself, who offer to work for free. I would be even more scared of individuals who volunteer to work for free. Part of the reason Mr. Steele is using mass mailing is so he can curb his costs since he works for free
see the rest here: http://familylawlifeline_com/archives/219
5)June 2008 "Courtesy Please"
Mr. Steele discusses losing his cool.
"People want to be respected. And when we do not get respect, we get indignant and lash out."
---I wonder if Mr. Steele was able to see the accused as more that lying thieves(his opinion), then would he be able to sympathize with the anger coming from the thousands of individuals his firm is disrespecting
see the rest here:http://familylawlifeline_com/archives/204
6) October 2009 "The Judge is always Right"
"1. Reputation is everything in the legal system. And attorneys and judges know which divorce lawyers will sell their services to the anti-Christ if he paid a retainer. I don’t."
---The way things have been going so far, Mr. Steele's reputation is going to take quite the hit. Federal judges have "eviscerated him for abusing the legal system" and have called his cases "a fishing expedition"
see the rest here: http://familylawlifeline_com/archives/341
There are additional blog entries at: www.familylawlifeline_com
I would post more, but I'm not sure whether or not I have already posted an amount that will result in Mr. Steele trying to sue me.
According to the aforementioned Arstechnica article, Mr. Steele's firm made at least $43,000 last week. The ability for money to corrupt is amazing at times. Had I met Mr. Steele years ago, when he still stood by the morals he had as divorce attorney, I would have nothing but respect. Considering how his firm is acting these days, I must consider him to be a bully and will fight back. At least it is comforting to know that the old Mr. Steele would support me............(public domain pic, Mr. Steele) I was recently reading the Arstechnica article:... more-
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"Family Man": A reflection on the early days, when morals meant more than money to Copyright Troll John Steele(includes his own words)
(public domain pic, Mr. Steele)
I was recently reading the Arstechnica article: "Settle up: voicemails show P2P porn law firms in action"(http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/settle-up-voicemails-show-p2p-porn-law-firms-in-action.ars?comments=1&start=80#comments-bar) when I noticed this threat from a user named "John Steele"(99% sure it really is Mr. Steele):
++++"Unauthorized copying" is stealing and is why almost every judge we have been in front of throws out these goofy motions to quash you photocopy from each other. Sure, one judge in 10 doesn't like porn and kicks our case (and this causes ARS to act like this litigation is on its deathbed). [I wonder what the judge would say if he heard about how Mr. Steele thinks the only reason he tossed the case is because he doesn't like porn. The day that judge tore Mr. Steele a new one, must have been quite embarrassing for Mr. Steele]
Well, every couple of days we come here for fun to see what crazy things are written by armchair lawyers. I would be careful though, we were able to figure out one of the posters on an earlier 'article' and our client dropped him from the suit . . . and sued him directly the next day. Something tells me settlement will be tough.[I can not comprehend any reason why Mr. Steele would feel the need to try to threaten people for discussing their cases with each other. If they are just armchair lawyers, why is paying so much attention? Also, I wonder what figured out refers to? If he tried to dox someone, I think it is only fair to return the favor]++++
After reading that comment, I decided to look into what might drive an attorney to try to threaten the Internet. I figured a person's blog is the most accurate representation of his internal workings, so I searched for a wefightpiracy.com blog. I couldn't find one, so I went with reviewing his familylawlifeline.com blog.
His familylawlifeline is intended to pertain only to his family law firm. However, I believe the statements contained within are accurate representations of the moral man that Mr. Steele once was(all of this is my opinion in case I need to clarify that for lawyers who may be reading this). The awkward highlights that emphasize how money can corrupt anyone, even a self-proclaimed "family man"
1) June 2008 "Even Attorneys can be bullies"
"I suppose I can see how being an ass might get you somewhere if you are up against a pro se party who has no idea of what is happening, or maybe a timid transaction attorney that somehow found themselves in a divorce case. "
----Being an ass does seem to be helping Mr. Steele force settlements out of people
"I am not sure why some Family Law attorneys purposely try to build up their mystique as a jerk."
----I asked myself the same question after I read the comment on the Arstechnica article
"Standing up to a bully, whether some blowhard attorney, or an 8th grader feels good.Try it sometime."
----I agree, Mr. Steele. Standing up to a bully(you) does feel quite good
see the rest here:http://familylawlifeline.com/archives/197(basically he says he enjoys beating bully and stopping their "antics")
2)March 2010 "How to be (or find) a happy lawyer, Part 1 of 2"
"First, I started my own firm a few years ago. This means I don’t have to take on clients I do not like, or that I think are scum bags. And the associates in my firm know they don’t have to represent scum bags."
---Mr. Steele's firm is representing individuals, who make millions each year while simultaneously demanding $1000s from working class individuals. Mr. Steele's clients have acknowledged the fact that they have nothing to lose, which probably means they don't care about people's guilt or innocence so long as "the check clears". If you try to make millions by blackmailing the parents of some teenager who downloaded a porno that only cost you a couple grand to make....I think you are a scum bag
"While I know other attorneys who believe that “all money is green”, I respectfully submit that getting the “what the hell are you arguing?” look from a judge, or being known as a legal whore in the relatively small community of family lawyers is not for me. I admit I like to take the high road and drill opposing counsels who are argue whatever their client’s want them to say (assuming the check clears of course)."
---Mr. Steele works for free in order to exploit US copyright laws so that his client can turn low budget adult films into cash cows. None of the money goes to the models in the videos. Models who accepted a payment of a couple $1000 just so they could pay their bills. If that doesn't make you a legal whore, I don't know what does.
Mr. Steele likes to take the high road???Really??Can someone help me find evidence for that
see the rest here: http://familylawlifeline.com/archives/341
3)August 2010 "Liar Liar Pants on Fire"
Mr. Steele discusses how a new attorney attempted to claim that Mr. Steele had lied to the court. The new attorney claimed that Mr. Steele did not document the fact that he was refiling a case on his petition.
" Now the other attorney looked pretty stupid, because he either cannot read or he was too lazy to read my Petition (I bet the former)."
----Mr. Steele sent out signed pre-settlement letters with dates 4-5 years in the past and false statements about not being able to contact people. I wonder which of the two choices he would pick to refer to his actions
see the rest here: http://familylawlifeline.com/archives/542
4) August 2008 "Attorney's work for.....Money!"
Mr. Steele discusses how he feels that people should realize that lawyers need to make money and that you should not expect them to work Pro Bono.
"The moral of this story is don’t ask attorneys to provide free legal services, and be very afraid of those attorneys that would actually agree to such a request."
---So one should not ask a lawyer to work for free. I wonder how Mr. Steele feels about attorneys, like himself, who offer to work for free. I would be even more scared of individuals who volunteer to work for free. Part of the reason Mr. Steele is using mass mailing is so he can curb his costs since he works for free
see the rest here: http://familylawlifeline.com/archives/219
5)June 2008 "Courtesy Please"
Mr. Steele discusses losing his cool.
"People want to be respected. And when we do not get respect, we get indignant and lash out."
---I wonder if Mr. Steele was able to see the accused as more that lying thieves(his opinion), then would he be able to sympathize with the anger coming from the thousands of individuals his firm is disrespecting
see the rest here:http://familylawlifeline.com/archives/204
6) October 2009 "The Judge is always Right"
"1. Reputation is everything in the legal system. And attorneys and judges know which divorce lawyers will sell their services to the anti-Christ if he paid a retainer. I don’t."
---The way things have been going so far, Mr. Steele's reputation is going to take quite the hit. Federal judges have "eviscerated him for abusing the legal system" and have called his cases "a fishing expedition"
see the rest here: http://familylawlifeline.com/archives/341
There are additional blog entries at: www.familylawlifeline.com
I would post more, but I'm not sure whether or not I have already posted an amount that will result in Mr. Steele trying to sue me.
According to the aforementioned Arstechnica article, Mr. Steele's firm made at least $43,000 last week. The ability for money to corrupt is amazing at times. Had I met Mr. Steele years ago, when he still held by the moral he had as divorce attorney, I would have nothing but respect. Considering how his firm is acting these days, I must consider him to be a bully and will fight back. At least it is comforting to know that the old Mr. Steele would support me............(public domain pic, Mr. Steele) I was recently reading the Arstechnica article:... more-
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Copyright Troll John Steele Vs. Illinois Code Of Professional Conduct (oped)
https://www.iardc.org/newrules2010.htm
The op-ed is being written due to multiple requests for ideas about what to include in ethics complaints against Mr. Steele. This list will be updated as frequently as is necessary to produce the most accurate list possible:
Preserving Integrity of Adjudicative Process
[12] Lawyers have a special obligation to protect a tribunal against criminal or fraudulent conduct that undermines the integrity of the adjudicative process, such as bribing, intimidating or otherwise unlawfully communicating with a witness, juror, court official or other participant in the proceeding
------Mr. Steele's firm has been using Mark Lutz to contact individuals in hopes that he will be able to threaten people into settling.
RULE 1.2: SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION AND ALLOCATION OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN CLIENT AND LAWYER
[10] The lawyer is required to avoid assisting the client, for example, by drafting or delivering documents that the lawyer knows are fraudulent
-----Mr. Steele's firm has sent out settlement letters with dates 4-5 years off and decietful statements that claim his firm has been unable to get in touch with certain individuals.
RULE 1.3: DILIGENCE
A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client.
[2] A lawyer's work load must be controlled so that each matter can be handled competently.
-----Mr. Steele appears to have started to lose track of some of his interactions with John Does, which means his work load is becoming unmanageable
RULE 1.7: CONFLICT OF INTEREST: CURRENT CLIENTS
Personal Interest Conflicts
[10] The lawyer's own interests should not be permitted to have an adverse effect on representation of a client. If the probity of a lawyer's own conduct in a transaction is in serious question, it may be difficult or impossible for the lawyer to give a client detached advice.
-----Mr. Steele paid for the creation of the software his firm uses to track Bittorrent traffic and he also pays the salary of the individuals who produce his evidence. Mr. Steele has a financial interest in his software producing guilty verdicts which means that he can not claim to be able to absolutely represent the interests of his client(assuming his client is interested in justice rather than merely blackmailing people out of money)
Identifying Conflicts of Interest: Material Limitation
[8] Even where there is no direct adverseness, a conflict of interest exists if there is a significant risk that a lawyer's ability to consider, recommend or carry out an appropriate course of action for the client will be materially limited as a result of the lawyer's other responsibilities or interests.
----Mr. Steele's need for his software to be effective/accurate results in a conflict of interest that inhibits his ability to consider the possibility that further investigation is necessary to determine whether or not the accused is guilty.
Nonlitigation Conflicts
[7]. Relevant factors in determining whether there is significant potential for material limitation include the functions being performed by the lawyer, the likelihood that disagreements will arise and the likely prejudice to the client from the conflict.
-------Mr. Steele is attempting to function as an evidence gatherer and prosecutor. His behavior will inevitably result in prejudice to his client
RULE 3.2: EXPEDITING LITIGATION
A lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to expedite litigation consistent with the interests of the client.
[1] Dilatory practices bring the administration of justice into disrepute. Nor will a failure to expedite be reasonable if done for the purpose of frustrating an opposing party’s attempt to obtain rightful redress or repose. It is not a justification that similar conduct is often tolerated by the bench and bar. The question is whether a competent lawyer acting in good faith would regard the course of action as having some substantial purpose other than delay. Realizing financial or other benefit from otherwise improper delay in litigation is not a legitimate interest of the client.
-----Mr. Steele's firm has made repeated attempts to delay the legal process in hopes of leaving defendants in limbo so that his firm will have additional time to extract settlements
RULE 3.4 Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel
(a) A lawyer shall not:
(1) (a) unlawfully obstruct another party's access to evidence or unlawfully alter
(d) in pretrial procedure, make a frivolous discovery request or fail to make reasonably diligent effort to comply with a legally proper discovery request by an opposing party;
-------Unfortunately, Mr. Steele's firm is managing to exploit a legal loophole which allows them to conceal evidence during the pre-settlement period. If his firm was filing an actual lawsuit, it would be required to show the evidence to the accused before demanding a settlement. This is the by product of the same corrupt legal system that allowed the corrupt(imo) Judge Howell to rule on copyright cases despite her well known ties to the RIAA
RULE 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others
In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:
(a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person
-----The letters that include inaccurate dates and false statements about contacting individuals=blatant lies
RULE 4.3 Dealing With Unrepresented Person
The lawyer shall not give legal advice to an unrepresented person, other than the advice to secure counsel, if the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that the interests of such a person are or have a reasonable possibility of being in conflict with the interests of the client.
----I personally consider calling someone up and telling them that if they don't settle they will have to spend a lot more money and spend a ton of time in court to be the equivalent of providing legal advice. Advice which would be in violation of this rule
RULE 5.5 Unauthorized Practice of Law;Multijurisdictional Practice of Law
(a) A lawyer shall not:
(a) practice law in a jurisdiction in violation of the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction;, or
(b) assist a another in doing so.
--------Assuming the aforementioned issues can be validated, then Mr. Steele's employment of Brett Gibbs in California would violate this rule
RULE 7.3: DIRECT CONTACT WITH PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS
(a) A lawyer shall not by in‑person, live telephone or real-time electronic contact solicit professional employment from a prospective client when a significant motive for the lawyer's doing so is the lawyer's pecuniary gain, unless the person contacted:
(1) is a lawyer; or
(2) has a family, close personal, or prior professional relationship with the lawyer.
---------There have been multiple reports that Mr. Steele has shown up to porn conventions in order to try to drum up new clients. He workshttps://www.iardc.org/newrules2010.htm The op-ed is being written due to multiple... more-
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Beware the time traveling troll! Copyright troll John Steele mailed out a signed settlement letter with dates 5 years in the past
(I suspect that there are additional letters, however since I have not confirmed that assumption the title will remain "letter" for now.)
I recently obtained a copy of a signed letter from the office of Steele Hansmeier PLLC(wefightpiracy_com) that is intended to serve as a follow-up to one of the firm's "settlement letters." The date on the letter is in March of 2011.
The first sentence of the letter basically states: On March _, 2007 our office sent you a letter regarding the aforementioned copyright infringement case that was filed on September _, 2006
Those are not typos, well at least not on my part.
The letter continues with a statement that claims that Mr. Steele's office has been unable to get in touch with the recipient.
Odd thing is, the e-mail address that is listed under the mailing address on the letter is not the e-mail address associated with the recipient's ISP. The only way Mr. Steele's firm could obtain the address would be by asking for it during a phone call. One of the five calls which Mr. Steele's firm would like to pretend never happened. The recipient said no to settling which is probably something his firm never expected to hear
The letter concludes with a new settlement deadline of mid April 2011. At the very end is Mr. Steele's signature(he signed off on extremely inaccurate dates and a blatant lie)
Personally, I believe that the implications of this letter are extremely disturbing. For one, Mr. Steele's firm appears to not bother proof-reading any of its letters. Mr. Steele is comfortable with asking for thousands of dollars from people, but he can't take 10 seconds to at least review the first sentence of his settlement letters.
Assuming the incorrect dates were not the result of a typo, then they must be the result of faulty automated software. No human being would shift from 2011 to 2007 to 2006 then back to 2011. If the incorrect dates came from automated software, it must have been programmed by amateurs for it to be so inaccurate.
Was Mr. Steele's bittorrent tracking software programmed by the same people who attempted to insert dates into the settlement letters?
No one knows how his software works, nor do they know if his firm takes the same sort of liberties with accurately typing IP addresses as they do with dates. Mix-up a few numbers and you end up suing the wrong person
If I was on a jury, I wouldn't trust evidence being created by family law attorney turned porn pirate chaser who is apparently too busy to get the date right on what is supposed to be a settlement letter
The closest thing I have heard about that one could interpret as an excuse for the obvious errors, is that Mr. Steele doesn't have very much free time. I guess that is understandable when you are attempting to threaten to sue thousands of people in multiple states and Canada. Looks like Mr. Steele's class is quickly becoming unmanageable.
I have advised the source of the letter to notify the courts that he will address the issue head on, once he figures out how to get back to 2007.
If anyone else received a similar letter, hold on to it. Mr. Steele's colossal screw-up, and his official signature that essentially approves of failing to proof-read, fact check, and tell time are factors which may sway the court's opinion in your favor. Most federal judges already disapprove of his behavior, and this will just add one more reason for another judge to tear his cases apart(I suspect that there are additional letters, however since I have not confirmed that... more-
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The Facts and Fiction of Broadband Caps and Congestion
AT&T recently announced the elimination of one of broadband Internet’s most prized features: unlimited use at a flat rate. While the trend toward metered bandwidth is not inherently pro-consumer, ISPs have staked out a singular public rationale: data caps are necessary to limit the consumption of “bandwidth hogs” in order to protect the network experience for everyone else. Such concepts are simplistic and easy to imagine. They are also completely wrong.
In the fixed-cost network model (used by most ISPs here in the U.S.), there’s very little connection between raw consumption levels and the relative cost of serving consumers. The heaviest of users may often be the most profitable customers, depending on when they consume network resources.
Wait. What? Heavy users are the most profitable?
Yes. Because overall congestion, not individual consumption, is the single driver of network costs. It’s not the “how much” but the “when” that really matters.
A fixed-cost network is analogous to a highway system. Highways must be designed to handle peak traffic, which in most cities is rush hour.
This establishes the initial cost of building out the highway network. When traffic grows, new lanes have to be built and new costs are added to the equation. It is not the 2 percent of cars using the empty roads at 4 a.m. that creates the demand for new lanes.
It’s the same for your ISP’s network. On your ISP’s network, “rush hour” is called “peak time,” with congestion usually occurring between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. The capacity required to handle these peak times sets the cost benchmark.To continue with the highway analogy, would rationing gas or capping miles on everyone’s odometer solve rush hour traffic?
No, of course not. People would still prioritize use of their car and precious miles to get to and from work. They might take fewer road trips on the weekends when the roads are already clear. Rush hour would still exist, and the road would be no cheaper to build or expand. Likewise, bandwidth caps won’t relieve congestion at peak times.
No one wants a global Internet riddled with traffic jams. Not users and certainly not video-on-demand services, cloud companies, MMO games, or any other services requiring bandwidth. The fact that these services require more bandwidth has been a boon for ISPs. They drove consumer demand for broadband, which is much more lucrative than dial-up Internet. Therefore, we all have a stake in ensuring a healthy Internet.
But if not data caps, then what?
BitTorrent is in a unique position to understand network challenges and usage patterns. It has over 100 million active monthly users in every connected country in the world. This gives us significant insight into network speeds and congestion. Our data indicates the solution is twofold: High-bandwidth services need to be good citizens and peak usage needs to be brought under control.
Yield to Priority Traffic
Since any data traffic that doesn’t induce congestion on a fixed cost network is essentially free; applications can voluntarily play a role in traffic prioritization. And since BitTorrent is a high percentage of global Internet traffic, we have a responsibility to be a part of the solution.
This was the primary motivator around our release of a new protocol a year ago, called µTP. The protocol essentially senses congestion and self-regulates to avoid contributing to Internet traffic jams.
Because µTP can never induce network congestion, it doesn’t contribute to an ISP’s cost. An ISP still has regular network maintenance expenses, but remember, with a fixed-cost network, traffic only becomes an economic burden if it contributes to congestion and forces the need for expansion.
As a result, µTP is exceedingly friendly to ISPs and their business model. µTP is open-source, and we invite application and cloud services providers to work with us directly or in the IETF’s LEDBAT working group in the ongoing innovation and usage.
Voluntary good citizenry on behalf of the industry is a start, but it’s not a complete solution to congestion.
Peak Pricing
One idea is to pursue congestion-based/peak hour pricing. Like the fee to enter London streets during rush hour, congestion-based pricing is a reasonable compromise to alleviate Internet logjams at the times it’s needed most, while letting consumers surf freely the rest of the time. For example, your Netflix movie rental could be set to download overnight if you plan ahead. And if you don’t? Perhaps you pay a premium to download it on-demand on a Saturday evening.
While congestion-based pricing directly targets the incentive structure around the problem, we recognize it would be difficult to implement. The CONEX working group in the IETF — focused on developing a mechanism by which senders inform the network about the congestion encountered — is aimed in this direction but implies wholesale changes to the current Internet economic models. At BitTorrent, we believe any solution targeting the actual problem is worthy of serious consideration.
Ultimately, this isn’t just an ISP challenge.
Keeping the Internet healthy for consumers and a place for prosperous innovation of new services must be the top priority for all of us – ISPs and the technology industry alike. Limitations will stifle the growth and potential of the Internet. Instead, let’s look at real-world technical and business solutions to serve the needs of our mutual customers and protect the infrastructure on which we all depend.AT&T recently announced the elimination of one of broadband Internet’s most... more-
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Divided loyalties or attempted frame job? Hidden link on the website of a company(Amateur Allure) that is suing for copyright infringement guides visitors to free full length adult videos
(Digiprotect, a German Copyright Trolling company,admitted to intentionally uploading copyrighted material to Bittorrent in order to catch(entrap) infringers, so a frame job is a real possibility
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/0250256053.shtml)
Hard Drive Productions, the owners of Amatuer Allure, is currently a client of copyright troll John Steele. The company is using his services to attempt to demand thousands of dollars out of unsuspecting internet users for allegedly downloading one of their movies via Bittorrent. Since the company is supposedly taking a stand against porn piracy, I was shocked to come across a link on their main website that guides people to free adult content.
The link, screen captured in the included image, is still live at the time of this post. However, for some reason, there does not appear to be a direct link to the site on the company's page. Rather, I had to check the files on the server to find it
Highlights from the page(in case it goes down):
Sinpub Free Porn link in the lower left corner has been manually reset to redirect back to the Amateur Allure's adult link exchange. Sinpub recently changed its name to Wankerhut and contains streaming videos that max out at a length of 7 min 30 sec
The Free Bukkake tube link used to go to xget. Xget suddenly changed from being an adult content site that allowed one to watch and download free streaming content to a site that apparently points to checkdent.com. So it went from providing free full length videos, to a site about dentists
The Free B Amateurs link appears to be for an incomplete website. The page is filled with listings for "Test url blah blah blah"
The Free porn videos link towards the middle of the page links to sex2ube, which is a video sharing website that allows people to upload and download entire movies. Not sure why a company involved in copyright trolling would want to direct people to a video sharing site.
Lastly, the All Amateur Blog link is still active and contains a massive list of free full length video sites at the bottom.
If one follows any of the "friendly links" on the All Amateur Blog link one can find an endless supply of free full length streaming, though potentially copyrighted, adult content. I am attempting to determine why a company involved with the likes of copyright troll John Steele maintains an "adult link exchange". Isn't the whole point of the copyright troll's campaign to destroy the free porn market? Or is he merely interested in calling up random companies, offering his services for free, and then blackmailing as many people as humanly possible?
Hopefully this article doesn't get killed by Mr. Steele's clients(it would be the 4th to be flagged to death) because I sincerely believe the link in the image is something both the judge and jury for Mr. Steele's case would find to be very intriguing.(Digiprotect, a German Copyright Trolling company,admitted to intentionally uploading... more-
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If the government can't get Assange, they'll get his posse!
Original article found on RawStory
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Copyright troll John Steele uses "flawless" software he paid $250k to create in order to generate evidence to sue 1000s in Torrent lawsuits
(No pic from the web because John would probably try to find the copyright owner and sue me)
The article discusses the porn copyright lawsuits that are being filed by John Steele of wefightpiracy .com Steele | Hansmeier PLLC. Mr. Steele is best known for his 1-800-DIVORCE ads and family law firm in Chicago. What I find interesting about the article is how it mentions that Steele and his partner spent $250,000 developing software to track illegal Bittorrent activity. He also assures people in the article that his software appears to be flawless as it has never had a false positive so far. I guess that this is just the digital age, but I find it strange how an attorney is being allowed to sue people based on data coming from software that he needs to work so he can get a return on his investment. Seems like a conflict of interest. Or rather, a blatant violation of due process. Mr. Steele does not charge for his services, which means he needs the software he paid to make to consistently produce evidence that will result in a payday. The accuracy of the evidence is irrelevant, since he and his employees maintain exclusive control over it.
The "evidence" he sends to people is a printout which lists one's IP address and ISP. The same evidence is what was placed into a spreadsheet and submitted to ISPs to get the mailing addresses of subscribers. One's IP address and ISP name is publicly available information, so the evidence he submitted is half verifiable and half potentially made up. I contacted him and requested the name of his software and explanation of how it works. He said he is not required to prove anything to anyone. I have a feeling he is using proprietary software so he can try to toss out trade secret arguments in hopes of avoiding an investigation into his spreadsheet producing software.
An IP address can be manipulated and/or hijacked but he does not want to explain whether or not his software takes that into consideration. Alot of bad software can end up on a person's computer when searching the web, especially free porn sites. So what we have is a guy using his custom unproven software to sue people for $3,000 or more dollars for allegedly downloading a single porn film. I'm not sure how he justifies that price, especially since a person could sign up for pay sites that offer full access to 1000s of videos for usually about $1 per day. I realize that porn studios are struggling, but suing people for choosing to watch your video over the plethora of free porn on the internet is no way to attract customers. If someone rips an entire site, that could justify the fine. However, if a person happens to come across one of your films, watches it, and then decides that the chance to get hundreds more videos just like it for $20 a month....you have a new customer. A ten second clip will never win a person over. (You might be losing members, but that is probably because a lot of people are struggling and a porn membership simply is not as important as the electric bill or food or water or rent.) Or, you can go with John Steele who can generate a list of IP addresses who he can demand thousands of dollars from. He said his software has never been wrong. Trust him, he's a lawyer
http://www.koreaherald.com/lifestyle/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20101124000596
An individual disputing Mr. Steele's claim that his software has never had a false positive.(The use of flawless in the title should not be considered a direct quote.). He/she states that his mother is being falsely accused. In the above article, Mr. Steele even tries to joke about the possibility of a false positive: "“All you have to do is sue a priest who’s never owned a computer and this is a major PR problem,” he said. (the link to the article is directly above this so don't try to sue me John):
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/es6uw/my_mom_got_a_letter_from_an_attorney_today_about/
I would think that if the reddit article information is accurate, then threatening someone into paying you $3000 in order to make "evidence" from software you claim is flawless in terms of producing the desired result(guilty every time....I mean it always catches actual criminals[sarcasm in case someone needs clarification])(why pay $250k for it if it wasn't? You would lose money that way) disappear would mean you are committing blackmail. Of course, lawyers have their own rules sometimes.....
(One last important point I forgot to point out:
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Steele said the porn industry is trying to avoid the highly publicized mistakes the music industry trade group, the Recording Industry Association of America, known as RIAA, made in its fight against piracy. Among other things, he said his firm’s software has so far had no “false positives” like those that gave the recording industry black eyes."[In my opinion, what he probably really means is that everyone has cracked under his threats so far.]
-from the fully cited KoreaHerald article
Take note of the fact that the article states that the RIAA's methods utilized for searching for pirates occasionally resulted in false accusations. The RIAA spent $58 million going after pirates and only made 2% back(http://gizmodo.com/#!5587306/the-riaa-spent-58-million-suing-file-sharers-got-2-back)
Mr. Steele and his partner spent about $250k in developing the software that is the basis for their evidence. They must have quite the programming team to be able to make flawless software for .004% of the cost of the RIAA's lengthy campaign)
I should point out that Mr. Steele's settlement letters tend to start out with "our agents noticed illegal activity on an IP address associated with you(not exact quote since there might be a copyright on the letter)." Our agents is the equivalent of saying our employees. People he pays to find evidence for him, have apparently never made a mistake so far. Mr. Steele even includes an assumption of guilt towards the bottom: "While it is too late to undo the illegal file sharing associated with your IP address, we have prepared an offer to enable our client to allow both parties to avoid the expense of a lawsuit."
Basically, we have a lawyer who is saying you are guilty because my employees say you are, so pay me or else
In the comment section below are some links and information about the tactics of Mr. Steele and other attorneys engaged in mass letter "blackmail" campaigns. Before anyone decides to settle, I recommend reading some of it. Unfortunately, there are lawyers looking for a quick pay day on both sides of many cases so informing oneself is often times the best route. The courts seem to be protecting Mr. Steele and his extremely questionable methods, so I sincerely suggest requesting a jury trial if you have the means. Despite Mr. Steele's client demanding one in one of his complaints, Mr. Steele would have quite the uphill battle arguing any of these cases based on merit
Lastly, it is worth mentioning that Mr. Steele files the exact same complaint every time. I just reviewed Lightspeed Media Corporation v. Does and the wording and formatting is identical to Hard Drive Productions v. Does. He uses a form settlement letter and a form complaint, and then tries to pretend like he isn't just fishing for cas h
NOTE1: Anyone can PM me anytime if you would like some suggestions as to how to address issues with Mr. Steele.
NOTE2: New John Steele address:
Prenda Law Inc.------------Prenda Law of Chicago---Steele Law(John's divorce firm)
1111 Lincoln Rd----------- 161 N Clark St.-------------161 N Clark St.
Suite 400---------------------Suite 3200------------------Suite 3200
Miami Beach-----------------Chicago-----------------------Chicago
33139-------------------------60601-------------------------60601
Phone: 305-748-2102-----Ph.:312-880-9160-----------Ph.:312-893-5888(No pic from the web because John would probably try to find the copyright owner and... more-
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MPAA Shuts Down 50+ Torrent Sites in Global Sting
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), with the cooperation of Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN, has quietly shuttered 12 torrent websites in the U.S. and at least 39 sites abroad by filing copyright violation complaints with the sites’ hosting providers.
The names of the sites themselves remain unknown; so far, however, the major players seem to be unaffected.
The specific URLs are not being released because frequently the affected sites will spring up elsewhere online under a different TLD (e.g., TorrentMovies.com becomes TorrentMovies.info). Releasing the names of the sites would make it much easier for users to find their new URLs in the future.
This news, while interesting and concerning, is a far cry from the 70-plus sites shut down by the Department of Homeland Security last November, the culmination of a brewing crackdown effort.
Some torrent and file-sharing sites, including RapidShare, have even taken to hiring lobbyists of their own. A company spokesperson told Mashable recently, “Given the fact that the U.S. government is currently undertaking great efforts to fight copyright infringements on the Internet, our having a voice in Washington could be beneficial for us as well as for the U.S. government.”
According to TorrentFreak, BREIN “has (temporarily) disabled more than 1,000 torrent sites in The Netherlands, and they are now helping the MPAA towards doing the same in the U.S.”
In a BREIN release, the organization stated that it helped the MPAA take down around 29 sites last year; and earlier this month, it shut down 39 sites in the Netherlands for the MPAA, as well.
BREIN also conducts these anti-piracy “stings” in 11 other countries, including Germany, France, Britain and Canada. Its director, Tim Kuik, said in the statement (via Google Translate), “There will be new sites, but we take them down fast so they cannot grow.”
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Google won't autocomplete "bittorrent" but will autocomplete "how to kidnap a child"
Google’s war against torrents is being kept quiet. No announcements. No press releases. You will only find the story in blogs that are carefully watching.
In essence, Google is removing keywords from their Suggest and Instant results so that they are no longer recommended when people start typing them. If you continue all the way through on a term such as “BitTorrent,” Google will offer the results. Reluctantly. They won’t help you out at all, even if you type all the way to the “n.” Try typing in “BitTorren” without the last “t” into Google.
Apparently, they have no idea what you’re talking about.
It’s their search and they’ve made their choice. The funny part is that something as relatively harmless as downloading torrents is considered taboo on Google, but there are plenty of other more harmful searches that Google is all too willing to recommend…
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Pirate Bay Co-Founder Goes Public with Alternate P2P-Based DNS Project
A group led by former Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is forming to develop a peer-to-peer-based alternative to today's ICANN-controlled DNS system, according to a blog posted on Tuesday. A tweet on Sunde's account dated Nov 28 said: "Alternative dns root is step 1. Step 2 is the new DNS system that is in the making. It's not advanced, it's p2p and more secure." The tweet generated a fair amount of interest according to Sunde and he has posted a follow up post on a blog called "P2P DNS" stating:
"We haven't organized yet, but trying to. The background for this project is that we want the internet to be uncensored! Having a centralised system thatcontrols our information flow is not acceptable.
By using existing technology for de-centralisation together with already having a crew with skilled programmers, communicators and network specialists, an alternative system is not far away. We're not going to re-invent the wheel, we're going to build on existing technology as much as possible.
There will be a press release shortly with more details."A group led by former Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is forming to develop a... more-
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Best Movies Ever Movie News. 'Despicable Me' & 'Inception' Top Most Pirated Movies List
Best Movies Ever reports that Despicable Me and Inception are the top pirated movies this week.Best Movies Ever reports that Despicable Me and Inception are the top pirated movies... more-
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Law Firm Puts In Mysterious Offer To Buy Leading Torrent Sites
The Winnipeg-based law firm Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP has put in offers to acquire several of the largest BitTorrent sites on behalf of an unnamed client, TorrentFreak has learned. Although the true source behind the offers has not been officially confirmed, all leads point to a familiar name.
http://torrentfreak.com/law-firm-puts-in-mysterious-offer-to-buy-leading-torrent-sites-100908/The Winnipeg-based law firm Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP has put in offers to acquire... more-
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Obama Administration considers Piracy as Simple Theft
When it comes to piracy looks like the Obama administration does not want to remain unspoken. Last week the US commerce Secretary Gary Locke was in Nashville to address a symposium on intellectual property enforcement where he indicated that the
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