Copyright ‘troll’ does things wrong in court
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The State of New York has disbarred an infamous so-called copyright troll who scoured the internet looking for possible clients and cash, according to abovethelaw.com.
As reported, attorney Richard Liebowitz for years made a lavish living by mostly sending threatening letters to companies claiming that they had infringed upon copyrights held by his photographer clients, some cases resulting in quick settlements.
Dubbing the legal practice “kinda shady,” the news outlet reported that Mr. Liebowitz “gained a degree of infamy across a number of matters for high-profile missteps in cases that sparked the ire of federal judges.”
On Wednesday, the state disbarred him for his sloppy practices, such as not submitting judge-ordered records in time and “fundamental case management problems.”
For example, from a case brought in 2017: “The respondent stated under penalty of perjury that he did not and had never made a settlement demand in this matter. In fact, the respondent had sent the defendant’s counsel an email in which the respondent proposed settling the matter for the sum of $25,000.”
