Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz asked a New York Judge to reconsider hitting him and his client with a $100,000 attorney’s fee after failing to register a photograph before suit.
John F. Russo, the NJ Judge who questioned whether a victim had tried hard enough to prevent an attack, has been removed from the Bench by the State of NJ. As usual, there’s more to the story.
The U.S. Copyright Office has issued a 200 page report arguing that the DMCA has been misused and misinterpreted over the last 20 years. But, instead of suggesting better protections for copyright consumers, the Copyright Office calls for Congress to reform the DMCA in favor of copyright owners, which includes eliminating the “safe harbors” that allow YouTube to exist.
Actor/Producer Tommy Wiseau tried to stop a documentary about “The Room”, lost, and now owes over $700k in damages. The Court did not like this argument, it did naht.
