I have received new information that Higbee & Associates is now sending out template lawsuits along with their written communications to help give more teeth to their enforcement attempts. This follows the last report I made regarding Higbee's office being more assertive and making phone calls to letter recipients.
One important piece of information that appears to have been uncovered is that Nick Youngson appears to operate as RM Media Ltd.
The first record I found on RM Media Ltd. (Hilton Hall, Hilton Lane, Wolverhampton, England, WV112BQ) is this one:
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07478681/filing-history
It was incorporated in December 29, 2010 and then dissolved on January 31, 2012. I cannot tell exactly but it might have been he did not pay his annual registration fees so it was dissolved by the registrar agency.
However, I found another RM Media Ltd. registration. It is from 2016. Check out these two links:
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10103835/filing-history
https://www.endole.co.uk/company/10103835/rm-media-ltd
This one was filed recently in April 5, 2016.
I don't know the legalities here and will look into this further but Higbee is implying (through the template lawsuit) that if Nick Youngson decides to take court actions in the U.S., it would be under RM Media Ltd., NOT under his personal name. However, all the copyright registrations I have seen so far are under his name, NOT RM Media Ltd.
It is conceivable and possible for Nick to file a lawsuit in the U.S. under RM Media Ltd. but I believe there might be some legal acrobatics required to do so since the copyright registrations are under his name as an individual. Generally speaking, only copyright holders can file lawsuits unless there is some transfer or assignment of copyright.
Similar tactics were seen in the Righthaven lawsuits (several years ago and subsequently put out of business by its many enemies). Federal court judges frowned upon transfers and assignments for the sole purpose of filing copyright infringement lawsuits. Any copyright infringement defense lawyer would probably want to ask and probe for such documents to find out why RM Media Ltd. are bringing any potential lawsuits, and not Nick Youngson, personally.
As always, check back for additional reports and information we uncover.
One important piece of information that appears to have been uncovered is that Nick Youngson appears to operate as RM Media Ltd.
The first record I found on RM Media Ltd. (Hilton Hall, Hilton Lane, Wolverhampton, England, WV112BQ) is this one:
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07478681/filing-history
It was incorporated in December 29, 2010 and then dissolved on January 31, 2012. I cannot tell exactly but it might have been he did not pay his annual registration fees so it was dissolved by the registrar agency.
However, I found another RM Media Ltd. registration. It is from 2016. Check out these two links:
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10103835/filing-history
https://www.endole.co.uk/company/10103835/rm-media-ltd
This one was filed recently in April 5, 2016.
I don't know the legalities here and will look into this further but Higbee is implying (through the template lawsuit) that if Nick Youngson decides to take court actions in the U.S., it would be under RM Media Ltd., NOT under his personal name. However, all the copyright registrations I have seen so far are under his name, NOT RM Media Ltd.
It is conceivable and possible for Nick to file a lawsuit in the U.S. under RM Media Ltd. but I believe there might be some legal acrobatics required to do so since the copyright registrations are under his name as an individual. Generally speaking, only copyright holders can file lawsuits unless there is some transfer or assignment of copyright.
Similar tactics were seen in the Righthaven lawsuits (several years ago and subsequently put out of business by its many enemies). Federal court judges frowned upon transfers and assignments for the sole purpose of filing copyright infringement lawsuits. Any copyright infringement defense lawyer would probably want to ask and probe for such documents to find out why RM Media Ltd. are bringing any potential lawsuits, and not Nick Youngson, personally.
As always, check back for additional reports and information we uncover.