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Is it legal to stream movies?
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To Stream or to Torrent? That is the 21st Century Question.

WITH THE outrageous cost of cable these days, it’s no surprise many people look to other sources for their viewing pleasure. Enter torrenting and streaming: two online sources to watch free movies. But are they free? Could you unknowingly be exposing yourself to potential liability in the hundreds of thousands of dollars by torrenting or…

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Malibu Media lawsuits
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BitTorrent cases: Modern-day witch trials? #TBT

I started writing this blog in August 2015. At the time, we were still defending Malibu Media cases, and BitTorrent litigation, though waning (having taken a year-long break), was still topical in Florida. However, it soon became stale because, in October 1, 2015, Malibu Media filed its very last copyright infringement lawsuits in the state of Florida. So I…

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LHF Productions Lawsuits in Florida over 'London Has Fallen'
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LHF Productions Lawsuits in Florida over ‘London Has Fallen’

New LHF Productions Lawsuits in Tampa On July 28, 2016, five LHF Productions lawsuits were filed in the Middle District of Florida (all in the Tampa Division).  Like other BitTorrent cases, these are for the alleged downloading and distribution of a movie via peer-to-peer networks (i.e., “Torrenting”). Isn’t it . . . ‘Moronic’? Here, the movie…

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