Strike 3 v. John Doe is a copyright infringement case that began in 2018 in the District Court of the District of Columbia. It concerned infringement of Strike 3’s intellectual property taking place over the BitTorrent file-sharing network. Using geolocation technology, Strike 3 identified the IP addresses of the infringers and petitioned for a subpoena…
How do you anger a judge? First, lie to her about why you missed a court date. Then, accuse her of “usurpation of judicial authority” or “a breach of judicial decorum.” That language was among many bad decisions made by attorney Richard Liebowitz in a copyright infringement case over which the Hon. Cathy Seibel in the Southern…
In McDermott v. Monday Monday, the Southern District of New York reiterated what it means to be a copyright troll — and the trouble inherent in essentially seeking to “clear one’s name”, whether by bringing a defamation claim or asking a judge to re-phrase something they’ve written. The plaintiff in this case was represented by attorney…