Here at Vondran Legal® we are seeing more and more incidents of YouTube refusing to forward counternotices on to a DMCA complainant. This is most unfortunate because most creators take great pride in their work, including...more
Amazon.com is an amazing company that offers people just like you and me an incredible opportunity to create an online store and sell your creative designs and products....more
If you received an ISP subpoena notice, you are involved in a file-sharing copyright infringement case. Strike 3 Holdings is accusing you of downloading their adult movies online via torrents, and they are alleging you have...more
According to the lawsuit referenced above filed against Twitter in 2022:
Backgrid is the world's premier celebrity-related photograph agency and provides highly sought-after images of celebrities around the world to top...more
We have talked about this in other blogs; ASCAP is getting aggressive in enforcing their legal rights when restaurants, bars, fitness centers and other establishments play copyrighted music without having the proper BMI,...more
7/10/2025
/ ASCAP ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Damages ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Liability ,
Music Industry ,
Royalties ,
Settlement
Sometimes you want to know the identity of an infringer but you don't know it due to the use of a fake handle name or social media account name. In these circumstances, you may need to serve a "DMCA subpoena" on a social...more
After years of handling hundreds of Strike 3 Holdings (S3) copyright defense cases, there is one question I get seemingly more than any other. The question is this:
"should I contact my ISP to call off the subpoena?"...more
Who is the International Intellectual Property Alliance? Here is some general information....more
You may have recently received a letter from a Texas law firm of Daniels and Trednick. This company has a strong presence in handling software piracy cases. GibbsCam is one of the products they enforce as far as intellectual...more
There are times when Strike 3 cannot prove its case and may be forced to dismiss the case. In these instances, the defendant may well be deemed the "prevailing party" in the case, which can support an award of costs and...more
Many new business owners in the restaurant, bar, nightclub, and karaoke business fail to understand that if live music is played in their establishment (called a public performance), the establishment must have the proper...more
If your handle is on this list, give us a call to discuss. Do not panic; Vondran Legal® can defend you and help you achieve an early settlement without expensive litigation to follow. We have helped many in your situation....more
It's never fun to see years and years of hard work go to waste. In particular, when you build an eCommerce site on a site like Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, or eBay, and get an email message or a letter informing you that you have...more
3/5/2025
/ Apple ,
Compliance ,
Contract Terms ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mobile Apps ,
Patent Litigation ,
Software ,
Third-Party ,
Trademark Infringement
Here is a case from the opposite coast of the United States. This case may be looked at as persuasive authority in cases filed in the 9th circuit...more
1/9/2025
/ California ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Damages ,
Discovery ,
Evidence ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Jury Trial ,
Liability ,
Photographs ,
Settlement ,
The Copyright Act
Having handled copyright photo infringement cases for years now, one common defense I hear raised by business owners who are found to have infringed my client's copyrighted images is "I am not to blame, I hired a webmaster or...more
12/24/2024
/ Advertising ,
Business Ownership ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Contributory Infringement ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Direct Infringement ,
Independent Contractors ,
Photographs ,
Social Media ,
Third-Party ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Webmaster Tools ,
Websites ,
Written Consent
A new IP rights enforcement company has popped up on the Vondran Legalr IP infringement radar. Here is what I learned....more
12/24/2024
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Office ,
Copyright Registration ,
Demand Letter ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Negotiations ,
Parody
According to the United States Copyright Office Circular 14:
"A derivative work is a work based on or derived from one or more already existing works. Common derivative works include translations, musical arrangements,...more
Strike 3 Holdings is an adult pornography company located in California that has literally filed over 10,000 federal court copyright infringement cases across the United States for nearly a decade now. No company files more...more
11/22/2024
/ California ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Damages ,
Due Diligence ,
Exclusions ,
Gross Negligence ,
Indemnification ,
IP Addresses ,
Liability ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pornography ,
Public Records ,
Settlement ,
Survival Clauses ,
Technology Sector ,
VRBO.com
Flava Works used to file a good number of file-sharing lawsuits. I have not seen alot lately. However, they have just filed a mass Doe Defendant lawsuit in Illinois Federal Court (Northern District) alleging copyright and...more
10/11/2024
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
File Sharing ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Restraining Orders ,
Settlement ,
Terms and Conditions ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
Restaurant, bar, club and tavern owners around the United States need to make sure they are properly licensing boxing fights for commercial usage before broadcasting the fight in their establishments. There are several...more
8/28/2024
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Broadcasting ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Commercial Use ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Licensing Rules ,
Piracy ,
Popular ,
Statutory Damages ,
Telecommunications Act ,
Unauthorized Access
Introduction - general overview -
Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. is a company that holds exclusive rights to distribute pay-per-view (PPV) sporting events, such as boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) matches, to commercial...more
Maintaining your anonymous status when you are a John Doe defendant in a strike 3 holding porn litigation just got a bit trickier, at least in the 3rd Circuit. In this jurisdiction, a defendant may have to prove to the...more
4/4/2024
/ Anonymity ,
BitTorrent ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Documentation ,
File Sharing ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Pornography ,
Protective Orders ,
Reputational Injury ,
Sealed Records
This blog is written by Arizona copyright lawyer Steve Vondran. Vondran Legal has handled hundreds of federal court litigation cases since its founding in 2004. One important area we practice is restaurant IP law, which...more
2/19/2024
/ Arizona ,
Attorney's Fees ,
BMI ,
Broadcasting ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Compensation ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Damages ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Joinder ,
Legal Costs ,
Licensing Rules ,
Music Industry ,
Royalties ,
The Copyright Act
Viral DRM is a content creator specializing in weather videos. Their content is attractive to many people who love to watch storm and weather videos. Recently, Viral DRM has been on a rampage filing lawsuits in California...more
2/12/2024
/ Advertising ,
California ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Management Information (CMI) ,
DMCA ,
Due Process ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
False Statements ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Licenses ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Popular ,
The Copyright Act
"We provide security and performance for millions of Internet properties and offer great functionality such as SSL and content distribution to every website on our network. Our services run silently in the background, keeping...more
1/3/2024
/ Anti-Piracy ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Data Protection ,
DMCA ,
Infringement ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Popular ,
Subpoenas ,
Websites