For immediate Release:
Aug. 18, 2012
Fairfax Viginia
Georgetown University Alumni forever associated with "Illegal Ass" and "So Young, So Sexy" Porn Productions
BitTorrent Defense Lawyer Joins Copyright Trolls - DC attorney Mike Meier was initially well-known as a defense attorney for BitTorrent users, but in recent months he’s made an interesting career move. Perhaps recognizing that more money could be made with a slight shift in focus, Meier has joined the “other” side, suing hundreds of BitTorrent users on behalf of copyright holders.
http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-defense-lawyer-joins-copyright-trolls-111126/Fairfax Attorney Mike Meier from the firm of Lee & Meier PLLC, also doesn't always play by the rules..
"Finally, the assertion by Plaintiff’s counsel, Mr. Meier, that he “does not employ abusive practices” (Opposing Memo, p. 2) reflects, at best, a case of amnesia. Mr. Meier is no stranger to such practices. Indeed, while representing plaintiffs in a sexual harassment lawsuit against entertainers Siegfried & Roy, Mr. Meier was sanctioned $37,415.00 in September 2011 on account “of the subjective bad faith demonstrated by Plaintiffs arguments and method of litigating this case.” Preiss v. S & R Production Co., 2011 WL 4402952 at *4 (D.Nev. Sep. 20, 2011)."
http://beckermanlegal.com/Lawyer_Copyright_Internet_Law/patrickcollins_does1-45_120806ReplyMemo.pdfThere are very few references associating Mike Meier to the "Family Practice" of Lee & Meier PLLC from Fairfax Virginia, as they most likely don't want to be associated with the porn industry, but I stumbled upon this little nugget:
http://www.prlog.org/11623573-the-copyright-law-group-to-represent-those-accused-of-copyright-infringement.htmlWhich in turn led me search of Soyoung Lee ( notice the first name closely resembles a movie title mentioned below)
my search for Soyoung Lee led me here:
http://www.leemeierlaw.com/attorneys/ where I found all these goodies:
Mike Meier, PartnerMike Meier specializes in immigration law and business matters, including matters unique to international entities.
Juris Doctor (1993) & Master of Laws with distinction (1997), Georgetown University; Master's Degree in Political Science (1988), based on studies at the University of Berlin (Germany), Yale Law School, and the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).
He has worked for the Argentine Government (Advisory Council to President Raul Alfonsin 1987-1988), the German Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Osaka (1989-1990), and Hewlett Packard Company (1996-2000). Since 1995, with Professor John Schmertz of Georgetown University Law Center, he has been publishing 'International Law Update,' a monthly report on international law, available on WESTLAW and LEXIS/NEXIS. See
www.internationallawupdate.com. Member of the New York, District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland Bars, and admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court. Among his publications is the book 'Business Chance USA' - how to establish and run a business in the United States of America (TIA Publishers, Germany 1999).
Fluent in German and Spanish. He frequently teaches courses on U.S. law and corporate matters for the German-American business organization USAforum (
www.usaforum.de). From May 2003 through March 2004, he served as a Legal Member on the District of Columbia Board of Appeals and Review. Mike Meier is on the Attorney List of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Soyoung Lee, Partner A native of Seoul, Korea and raised in Korea, the United States, Tunisia, and India, Soyoung Lee was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1994. Her practice focuses on family law and estate planning. She has handled cases in Virginia’s city, county, and state jurisdictions’ Circuit and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts.
Ms. Lee practiced for three years as a corporate attorney involved in developing international joint ventures in the entertainment industry. She was employed as Chief Legal Officer for Jackson International, LLC of Los Angeles, an international joint venture and investment company. She found this experience to be invaluable in litigating divorce cases with complex or high-worth property issues and other civil cases with complex financial issues.
Ms. Lee has handled multi-jurisdictional divorce and custody cases, including a seminal case involving parties in Korea and the United States. She also specializes in international estate planning for families that have assets or family members located in multiple countries.
Ms. Lee regularly holds public seminars on estate planning and teaches continuing education courses on trust and estate accounting for attorneys and accountants.
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It appears that Copyright Troll Mike Meier is or was affiliated with the "International Law Group" as well however their site is offline, but thatnks to archive.org, we have an extra nugget:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110609212934/http://www.internationallawgroup.com/lawyersprofile.htm Needless to say Attorney Mike Meier is very well known on both didtrolldie.com as well as fightcopyrighttrolls.com
1540 google results from dietrolldie.com alone! -
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mike+meier+%2B+dietrolldie.comHe Has been given the dubious award of "Troll of the week" over on fightcopyrighttrolls.com
Copyright troll subspecies: Weretroll (Mike Meier) - Troll of the week
“Weretroll” is a portmanteau of “troll” and “werewolf”, a name for a miserable kind of formerly decent attorneys who turn into trolls when the moon is full, confusing the full moon with a golden coin. Unlike a werewolf, a weretroll can bark, but cannot bite — just like any other representative of the troll genera. Like its relatives, it lives of those whom it manages to coerce into settling using deception and hollow threats.
A DC attorney Mike Meier was once listed on the EFF subpoena defense page. Although his name cannot be found there anymore, there are many articles saying that his “Copyright Law Group” defended those accused of copyright infringement in mass p2p cases:
http://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/2011/11/25/copyright-troll-subspecies-weretroll/--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member of the following Bars:
New York - admitted in 1994 reg#2585578
District of Columbia - admitted in 1994 - Name of firm: International Law Group (
http://www.dcbar.org/find_a_member/results.cfm)
Virginia -
http://206.113.151.134/attsearch/search.aspxMaryland - no records found, matching first, last or firm names.
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A sampling of the suits that Mike Meier has filed...to think I occassionally make Oscar cringe, I can't even begin to to think of the cringe factor from attorney Soyoung Lee, and Georgetown University, knowing that they are now linked and tied to "Illegal Ass 2", "Working Girls", SuperGirl XXX An Extreme Comixxx Parody, XXX Avengers, All About Kagney Linn Karter, and this one is classic.... "So Young So Sexy"
In this last title "
So Young So Sexy", I can't help see the resemblance to his attorney partner
Soyoung Lee and it's a very strange coincidence that Mike Meier attempted to hide this title in the actual suit, only to be exposed.
http://dietrolldie.com/2012/08/03/troll-mike-meier-tries-to-hide-the-name-of-digital-sin-movie-112-cv-03873-digital-sin-inc-v-john-does-1-27/We already have some existing documents in our scribd library:
http://www.scribd.com/collections/3473442/Lawyer-Mike-Meier-Lawsuitsas well as these threads/posts:
http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/copyright-enforcement-group-settlement-demand-letter-for-akm-images/http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/akm-images-copryight-enforcement-group-settlement-demand-letter/Is it me, or does Soyoung Lees' image already look as if she's seen this free PR...she doesn't look very happy to me.. I mean hell so far she's only been associated with one of the most hated copyright trolls on earth and "Illegal Ass", it's not as if she got the Attorney paul Lesko treatment who is forever linked to "teen Anal Sluts"..
That concludes part 1 of my reporting, now onto AKM Images...