Steele Hansmeier

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Copyright Troll Lawyer Pleads Poverty, Asks To Be Let Off The Hook
ByKelly Phillips Erb May 29, 2013July 11, 2020

Brett Gibbs is not a likable guy. Together with John Steele, Paul Hansmeier and Paul Duffy, attorneys at Prenda Law (formerly known, among other things, as Steele Hansmeier, PLLC), he made life fairly miserable for thousands of potential defendants. Prenda sought out web users that allegedly downloaded porn illegally. The firm then filed copyright infringement…

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Sanctions May Be Least Of ‘Copyright Troll’ Worries As Matter Is Referred To Feds, IRS
ByKelly Phillips Erb May 8, 2013July 11, 2020

I was one of those kids who always did the right thing. I followed the rules. I did what I was told (ok, mostly). I was just that kid. I was also one of those kids who whined incessantly because I felt like being good wasn’t its own reward. I watched as the kids who…

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