Archive for the 'Tilly Bailey & Irvine' Category

Lawyers Warn WordPress Over File-Sharing News Blog

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

A law firm which previously sent threatening letters to alleged file-sharers in order to receive cash settlements has complained to WordPress over a hosted blog. According to the complaint, Automattic Inc. can be held liable for copyright infringement and defamation due to the fact it hosted a FaceBook-sourced picture of one of the firm’s lawyers which had been Photoshopped into a ‘Wanted’ poster.

Bad Publicity Forces Lawyers Out of Anti File-Sharing Cases

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

A British law firm, which only recently entered the file-sharing settlement letters business, has withdrawn due to masses of bad publicity. Tilly Bailey & Irvine, who tried to rewrite history on its Wikipedia page to remove its connection to this work, say that they fear the rest of their business could be damaged.

Anti-Piracy Lawyers “An Embarrassment To Creative Rights Industry”

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

After mountains of controversy built up in the wake of the ‘pay up or else’ letters sent to thousands of alleged file-sharers, one would think other lawyers might be put off following the same track, but not so. Tilly Bailey & Irvine are the new kids on the block and have just been labeled by a Lord as an “embarrassment to the rest of the creative rights industry.”