Judges balk at alleged ‘shake down’ tactics 
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Published: October 27, 2011
Tags: Federal Courts, Judge John A. Gibney Jr., Judge Robert E. Payne, Judge Tommy E. Miller
Some Virginia federal judges are questioning tactics used by lawyers attempting to enforce copyrights on allegedly pirated “adult entertainment” videos.
A judge in Richmond, on his own motion, has asked one movie maker and its lawyer to show why they should not be sanctioned for apparently using the courts to help “shake down” the John Doe ...
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