Prenda sues Cooper, blog commenters
In February, 2013, Prenda Law Inc., Paul Duffy, Paul Hansmeier and John Steele sued Alan Cooper, his attorney, and numerous "John Doe" defendants in an Illinois state court , alleging "defamation." (Cooper had sued Prenda alleging,
as was later found to be true by Judge Wright in his sanctions order, that Prenda had "stolen his identity .") The Doe defendants were people who had left comments on two blogs known for being critical of Prenda Law, Fight Copyright Trolls and Die Troll Die .
Shortly thereafter, Prenda Law served a subpoena on Automattic, Inc., the parent company of WordPress, the blog software and hosting provider.
The subpoena sought production of all Internet Protocol addresses who accessed [either blog] from January 11, 2011 through February 25, 2013, as well as the identities of the two anonymous bloggers. [22] At least one commentator has characterized the lawsuits as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
or "SLAPP" suits. [23] WordPress refused to comply with the subpoena without a judicial order, terming it "overly broad." The Electronic Frontier Foundation offered the two blogs a free legal
defense, [24][25] and on May 16, 2013, the court granted EFF's Motion to Quash Subpoena -- because Prenda didn't file a response.
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