Prenda Law
Prenda Law Must Pay Sanctions — Appeals Court
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court decision levying contempt sanctions against three attorneys who filed a copyright infringement case on behalf of adult operator Lightspeed Media Corp.
D.C. Circuit Hands Prenda Law a Stinging Defeat
A federal appeals court yesterday rebuffed Prenda Law's attempt to subpoena identifying information on more than 1,000 allegedly illegal porn downloads.
Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments in Porn Piracy Case
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard arguments today in AF Holdings vs. Does 1-1058, the first U.S. appellate case to focus on legal procedures employed in porn piracy cases.
Appeals Court to Hear Porn Piracy Case on Monday
The Electronic Frontier Foundation will ask a federal appeals court on Monday to prevent AF Holdings from obtaining the identities of more than 1,000 users who may have downloaded a copyrighted adult film via bit torrent.
1,000 Unlicensed 'Extreme Porn' DVDs Seized in London
Around 1,000 "extreme porn" DVDs were seized by police in a crackdown on an array of unlicensed goods all around London.
Prenda Law Appeals Lightspeed Media Sanctions
Prenda Law attorneys yesterday appealed a recent order that levied $261,000 in sanctions over tactics used in a copyright infringement case brought on by Lightspeed Media Corp.
Prenda Law Counsel Blasted Again, Ordered to Pay $261K
Prenda Law was handed another stinging order when a federal judge ruled that the porn piracy law firm must pay opposing defendants $261,000 in attorneys fees within two weeks
Another U.S. Judge Blasts Prenda Law, Orders Reimbursement
In a scolding opinion yesterday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Franklin Noel ordered Prenda Law and porn copyright holder AF Holding to reimburse five defendants the entire $3,500 to $6,000 settlements they paid, plus their attorney's fees and costs.
Porn Trolling Firm Prenda Law Dissolves Practice
Prenda Law, whose attorneys were sanctioned by a federal judge for fraudulently filing dozens of copyright infringement cases against people accused of downloading porn, has disbanded after posting more than $237,000 in bonds in one case.
Video: Porn Copyright Trolls Discussed on Bloomberg Law
Copyright attorney Morgan Pietz recently spoke with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about facing off against Chicago-based Prenda Law Inc. in federal court over abusive copyright infringement litigation tactics.
Prenda Law Seeded Porn Files, Affidavit Says
A new court filing submitted by a porn BitTorrent defense attorney accuses Prenda Law of seeding the same files the law firm claims to protect.
Prenda Law Misses Sanctions Deadline, Faces More Penalties
U.S. District Judge Otis Wright threatened even more sanctions if Prenda Law, along with attorneys John Steele, Paul Hansmeier, Paul Duffy, Brett Gibbs, as well as AF Holdings LLC and Ingenuity 13 LLC, don't pay $81,000 in sanctions.
Prenda Law's Hansmeier Loses Motion to Stay Sanctions
Paul Hansmeier, one of the central Prenda Law figures who was hit with sanctions by Los Angeles federal judge earlier this month, was denied today an emergency motion to stay punishment.
Sanctions Ordered Against Porn-Piracy Litigants
A federal judge lowered the boom yesterday and ordered $81,000 in sanctions against the Prenda Law Firm, attorney John Steele and other affiliated lawyers, as well as two adult film copyright holders, AF Holdings LLC and Ingenuity 13 LLC.
Porn Piracy Lawyer John Steele Says He Shouldn't Be Sanctioned
Chicago attorney John Steele, who through his law firm has sued thousands for downloading porn through file-sharing networks and now sees himself at center of accusations over attorney misconduct, says he shouldn't be sanctioned by a federal judge in Los Angeles.