My prior coverage of the Prenda Law saga is here. Shortly before noon on Thursday, March 14 — three days after a dramatic hearing at which he expressed grave concerns about the operations of Prenda Law — United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II has issued a new Order to Show Cause directing principals […]
Prenda Vileness: Transcripts of John Steele's Voicemails To Alan Cooper
My past coverage of the Prenda Law saga is here. In my description of the March 11 hearing regarding the Prenda Law saga before Judge Wright, I mentioned that one of the most dramatic moments was when attorney Morgan Pietz played voicemails that John Steele left for Alan Cooper immediately after Steele learned that Cooper […]
Brett Gibbs Gets His Day In Court — But Prenda Law Is The Star
My past coverage of the Prenda Law saga is here. There are few things more terrifying to a lawyer than a furious federal judge. Today I saw one of those things. It was a federal judge who was furious, intimately familiar with the case, and consummately prepared for the hearing. Today United States District Court […]
Prenda Law Attorneys Ask Judge Wright To Lift Order Requiring Them To Appear Monday
And now, the latest in the Prenda Law saga. Recall that Judge Wright has ordered attorneys associated with Prenda Law to appear in his court on Monday, March 11. I've been watching all week for some response from them. This afternoon I saw that attorney Morgan Pietz — who represents the John Doe defendant in […]
A Quick Note Regarding Prenda Law's Subpoena To WordPress
I've now added a Prenda Law tag to collect my posts about them. Earlier I mentioned that Prenda Law and its principals had reacted to ongoing criticism by filing three lawsuits. Attorney John Steele — one of the attorneys affiliated with Prenda Law — has now dismissed his suit. The other two remain — including […]
Deposition Reveals Prenda Law Business Model: Monetizing Squalid Douchebaggery
Yesterday, friends and neighbors, I told you about how Prenda Law and its principals filed highly questionable defamation suits against their critics. Earlier today, I described the background of federal judge Otis Wright's pointed inquiry into Prenda Law in a post so long that it made Brian Tannebaum cry like a little girl. A few […]
What Prenda Law Is Facing In Los Angeles, And How They Got There
In my post about Prenda Law's defamation lawsuits, I mentioned that Prenda is facing an inquiry by United States District Judge Otis Wright in Los Angeles. A remarkable new order yesterday by Judge Wright moves me to describe that situation in greater detail based on my experience as a litigator and federal practitioner. The bullet: […]
Prenda Law Researches Streisand Effect, Says "I Gotta Get Me Some Of That"
This is not a Popehat Signal. Yet. If you follow online copyright issues, you've probably heard of Prenda Law, a controversial shop that has filed aggressive piracy cases against porn downloaders. Supporters say they vindicate legitimate copyright interests against pirates; detractors argue they rely on speculation in identifying alleged downloaders and practice what amounts to […]