Category Archives: piracy

** Update** Review of Pennsylvania Case, 11-cv-05060, Filed 8 Aug 11, K-Beech, Inc., vs. John Does 1-78 – Please Review And Comment

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

4 Oct 11 Update – All Does except #1  were dismissed on 3 Oct 11.  I will post more details soon.  Until then, please enjoy the image I’m dedicating to the Law Firm of Fiore & Barber, LLC, K-Beech, and … Continue reading →

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Ira Siegel Responds to Post-Hearing Order, 1 Sep 11 – My Views

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Ira Siegel’s response to Judge Bernard Zimmerman’s post-hearing order came a day late, and some would say it was “a dollar short,” in its content.    Based on the overall response, I don’t see what took him so long.  Some … Continue reading →

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Have You Left a Loaded Gun Out In The Open?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

I was rereading a variety of posts dealing with running an “Open” Wifi and I came across something John Steele is allegedly to have said on the subject.  Link to San Francisco Chronicle article – http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/14/BUG51KA26R.DTL&tsp=1 “But Steele’s not buying such excuses. … Continue reading →

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Torrent Freak Article – Grandma Was Wrongfully Accused – Case Dropped

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-grandma-was-wrongfully-accused-lawyer-admits-110831/ From the Article ————————————————————————- A 70-year-old retired widow from San Francisco who was accused of sharing a porn movie on BitTorrent has seen the case against her dropped. The woman, who went to the press after being threatened by … Continue reading →

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PCWorld Article – Copyright Trolls: 200,000 BitTorrent Users Sued Since 2010

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

PCWorld article concerning the large number of people Copyright Trolls have gone after since 2010.  http://www.pcworld.com/article/237593/copyright_trolls_200000_bittorrent_users_sued_since_2010.html From the article —————————————————————————————— TorrentFreak also points out that, despite the massive number of defendants, none of the cases have actually made it all … Continue reading →

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Ars Technica Article – BitTorrent users don’t “act in concert,” so judge slashes mass P2P case

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Good article by Ars Technica.  Steele Hansmeier has all but one of the John Does dismissed without prejudice from one of their CA cases.  http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/bittorrent-users-dont-act-in-concert-so-judge-slashes-mass-p2p-case.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Statement from the court – The Court finds that permissive joinder of the Doe Defendants … Continue reading →

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