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.