sophisticatedjanedoe (profile), 13 Jun 2016 @ 4:25pm
Meanith Huon
Meanith Huon... A ghost from the past. He represented a gay pornography studio Flava Works in a couple of bittorent lawsuits, and even won $1,5M (not sure the plaintiff was able to collect though). Search TorrentFreak for Flava — TF is down now, so I can't provide a link. Flava is a bit of outside of my area of interest because this company didn't extort file-sharers, but instead went after the initial downloaders via watermarking the films. I'm even reluctant to call them copyright trolls.
In the course of discussion of those lawsuits, Raul unearthed and posted some unflattering links (related to the allegations Above the Law was sued for). In two weeks someone, who I believe was Mr. Huon himself, stopped by and attempted to threaten as:
It would be fairly easy to issue a subpoena for your IP address and name you as a John Doe and sue you for defamation. Every day this posts remains is a republication o the defamatory statement.
Accusing someone of a crime is defamatory. The blog develops the content of the comments. Thus, Section 230 of the CDA does not apply. The John Doe commenters are also liable for defamation. A subpoena will reveal your IP address. Keep it up.
After he realized that we wouldn't succumb to intimidation, he relented. Nonetheless, he was successful in intimidating some online media, and many articles (for example, in St. Louis Post Dispatch) were removed.
Kind of a shady and unpleasant individual. Won't be surprised if Mike receives some threats from him.
sophisticatedjanedoe (profile), 2 Jun 2016 @ 9:14am
I'm with DOJ here, but for a different reason: a judge can't order DOJ lawyers to attend ethics classes as a judge can't order me to attend ballet classes. It would be a total waste of time with no meaningful results.
sophisticatedjanedoe (profile), 27 May 2016 @ 1:24pm
Received an email. The author preferred not to be named.
Talked to our lawyer last night. He says that Hansmeier's biggest mistake may end up being the [Chapter] XIII [bankruptcy]. He says this opened him up to discovery in every direction, and the FBI has been taking notes in the background. So, in a way, the trustee has been doing the work for the FBI to establish a criminal case. Brilliant.
Another side of the problem is that certain purported defenders of the First Amendment look at the copyright as an indulgence to do what their free speech beliefs otherwise would prohibit. Take Marc Randazza, who was proclaimed as a First Amendment hero by many influential people. I don’t even mean his copyright trolling past: today Marc doesn’t mind using copyright to censor unflattering information about him from the net. And other First Amendment big names behave as these shenanigans never happened, thus reinforcing the trope that Almighty Copyright trumps everything, including First Amendment, common sense, and basic dignity.
sophisticatedjanedoe (profile), 25 Oct 2015 @ 11:07am
Re: Re: Re: "Flagged by the community" is a LIE! Took five minutes late on Friday night?
I'm personally with you — I flag posts sparingly, mostly outright spam. However, it is understandable that the community tries to weed out intellectual dishonesty.
In my observation, opposing views presented honestly are pretty much tolerated here. What is frowned upon is rhetorical card-shifting. For example, in the first flagged comment above the author disingenuously substituted "copyright is brain damage" with "creators are brain damaged." I'd call it "rotten red herring": this type of "argument" nullifies any grain of otherwise legitimate disagreement.
sophisticatedjanedoe (profile), 20 Oct 2015 @ 9:11pm
There is one pet peeve that annoys me often: if I check the "Email me when there are new comments on this thread" checkbox and then click "Preview," the check on the preview page is gone: should be carried over.
sophisticatedjanedoe (profile), 20 Oct 2015 @ 12:58pm
Those credits that Techdirt sells in bulk at discount... do you respect the first sale doctrine? I mean if I buy credits in bulk, can I resell individual ones for profit?
sophisticatedjanedoe (profile), 7 Oct 2015 @ 6:07pm
Malibu doubles down and opposes Verizon's MTQ, claiming that... since the requested information was not about defendant’s cable TV viewing, but his Internet usage only, the Cable Act doesn’t apply. I'm not kidding.
On the post: Also A Bad Idea: Gawker Exploring Lawsuit Against Peter Thiel For Tortious Interference & Racketeering
Re: Meanith Huon
On the post: Also A Bad Idea: Gawker Exploring Lawsuit Against Peter Thiel For Tortious Interference & Racketeering
Meanith Huon
In the course of discussion of those lawsuits, Raul unearthed and posted some unflattering links (related to the allegations Above the Law was sued for). In two weeks someone, who I believe was Mr. Huon himself, stopped by and attempted to threaten as:
and (twice)
After he realized that we wouldn't succumb to intimidation, he relented. Nonetheless, he was successful in intimidating some online media, and many articles (for example, in St. Louis Post Dispatch) were removed.
Kind of a shady and unpleasant individual. Won't be surprised if Mike receives some threats from him.
On the post: DOJ Says Judge Can't Order Its Lying Lawyers To Attend Ethics Classes
On the post: Bankruptcy Fight May Be The Least Of Team Prenda's Concerns, As The FBI Comes Knocking
On the post: Bankruptcy Fight May Be The Least Of Team Prenda's Concerns, As The FBI Comes Knocking
On the post: More People Recognizing Copyright's 'Free Speech Problem'
Re:
Trope # 3
(Also, pay attention to the Trope #1 as you used the term "hate speech" a-la Vizzini in another comment.)
On the post: More People Recognizing Copyright's 'Free Speech Problem'
Re: Re:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/embattled-copyright-lawyer-uses-dmca-to-remove-artic le-about-himself/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/embattled-copyright-lawyer-uses-dmca-to- remove-article-about-himself/”http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/embattled-copyright-lawye r-uses-dmca-to-remove-article-about-himself/?comments=1&post=30646271
On the post: More People Recognizing Copyright's 'Free Speech Problem'
On the post: Copyright Troll Tries To Silence Anti-Troll Blogger With Law Enforcement Threats
On the post: Prenda's Paul Hansmeier Continues To Win Enemies, Influence Legislators With His ADA Trolling, Hiding Of Assets
Re: Re: Nevis trust?
On the post: Prenda's Paul Hansmeier Continues To Win Enemies, Influence Legislators With His ADA Trolling, Hiding Of Assets
On the post: Prenda's Paul Hansmeier Continues To Win Enemies, Influence Legislators With His ADA Trolling, Hiding Of Assets
On the post: Author Sues Google For Copyright Infringement For Copying His 'Philosophy' In A TV Ad
On the post: Reputation Management Bro Destroys His, And His Client's, Reputation With Threatening Phone Calls To Defense Lawyers
On the post: Reputation Management Bro Destroys His, And His Client's, Reputation With Threatening Phone Calls To Defense Lawyers
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On the post: Nina Paley Argues Why Copyright Is Brain Damage
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Kinda sad video...
Does "tp" stand for "Karl Marx"?
On the post: Nina Paley Argues Why Copyright Is Brain Damage
Re: Re: Re: "Flagged by the community" is a LIE! Took five minutes late on Friday night?
In my observation, opposing views presented honestly are pretty much tolerated here. What is frowned upon is rhetorical card-shifting. For example, in the first flagged comment above the author disingenuously substituted "copyright is brain damage" with "creators are brain damaged." I'd call it "rotten red herring": this type of "argument" nullifies any grain of otherwise legitimate disagreement.
On the post: Revamped Comment Buttons + New Ways To Buy Techdirt Credits
On the post: Revamped Comment Buttons + New Ways To Buy Techdirt Credits
On the post: Malibu Media Copyright Troll Wakes The Beast In Trying To Push Verizon Around
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