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Send us Fan Mail The Law School Decision Many people have watched my video "SHOULD I GO TO LAW SCHOOL."  I get a lot of questions from a lot of people on this topic.  Here is a podcast that I wanted to share about one of the first law cases I ever studied (R. v. Dudley and Stevens) and how this triggered my passion for learning, thinking and wanting to be a lawyer. It's a simple sto...

Send us Fan Mail Billy Cosby Trial - Legal Coverage and Analysis by Attorney Steve civil litigation attorney. In this epsiode of Vondran Legal Hour we discuss blue pills, qualludes, and status updates in the Bill Cosby ("America's Dad") trial. To follow the comments on our Legal Youtube Channel go here: https://youtu.be/UhKom0cuZn0Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our popular channel which...

Send us Fan Mail AttorneySteve.com - Vondran Legal Hour [April 2018 Law updates]Our firm is a leader in the area of copyright defense raised by illegal file sharing on the internet (peer to peer) and this podcast discusses an abuse of process counterclaim brought by one Defendant when he was personally named in the lawsuit and not the actual subscriber (a company).  Attorney Steve discusses the to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Verdict Nation Attorney Steve discusses the following:1. Overview of the Bill Cosby Trial2.  New defense strageies3.  New defense lawyer4.  The impact of the #MeToo movement on the the case5.  Voir dire - impartiality of the jurors (racial make up of the jurors)6.  Criminal burden of proof - beyond a reasonable doubt7.  The federal civil deposition of Andra Cons...

Send us Fan Mail Copyright Theft of Idea CasesWelcome to another exciting episode of Vondran Legal Hour!  This episode deals with theft of intellectual property, and more specifically, copyright infringement of a book idea, screenplay, or other creative work. Proving Copyright InfringementA Plaintiff in a copyright infringement action must allege and prove:1. Ownership of a copyrighted work (ex. m...

Send us Fan Mail AttorneySteve.com - The First Name in Legal Services Welcome back - yes you can share our podcast on your social media networks. IntroductionIn this episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve discusses corporate monitoring and software audits, kiling in the courts, shocking a criminal, the loss of first amendment with an insult law and more. For more informationCall us at (877)...

Send us Fan Mail Business Software Alliance ("BSA") software compliance audits - should you use your corporate counsel? IntroductionIn this video, software infringement Attorney Steve Vondran discusses whether or not you should hire a boutique intellectual property law firm to handle your BSA software alliance audit, or go with your own in-house legal counsel. When your company faces hug...

Send us Fan Mail Copyright Registration - What can be copyrighted and what cannotintroductionIn this episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve the Copyright Infringement Lawyer discusses what CAN be copyrighted by the U.S. Copyright Office, and what types of things are not likely to lead to a registrable trademark.  This is general legal information only and not legal advice. Resources1.  Unit...

Send us Fan Mail Software Audit Essentials - what if you cannot settle the audit case? If you cannot get your BSA, Autodesk, Vero, SIIA or Adobe audit case settled on fair and reasonable terms (we have seen demands in the mid to low six figures that many companies simply cannot afford) you may end up in a federal district court litigation. This can raise many questions for both small and large com...

Send us Fan Mail Civil Litigation 2017 Updates - Mandalay Bay and MGM (as well as others) sued in Las Vegas ComplaintIn this exciting episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve discusses the lawsuit filed in October against the Estate of Stephen Paddock, and the manufacturer of the bump stock device that was allegedly involved in the shooting, along with negligence claims against MGM Grand and...

Send us Fan Mail Photo Infringement Letters - how to deal with them effectivelyWhen you receive a copyright cease and desist notice, or legal demand letter from an intellectual property law firm for using a digital image, photo, illustration, or vector file on your website it can be very nerve wracking.  This podcast by Attorney Steve, the copyright lawyer, can help alleviate some of the stress an...

Send us Fan Mail Bittorrent Lawsuits filed against internet subscribers in Utah and Illionois - ME2 Mechanic ResurrectionIn this episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve, the copyright infringement lawyer discusses torrent lawsuits.  Our firm handles ME2 lawsuits, Malibu Media, London Has Fallen and other movies that are illgally downloaded and shared on the internet. Feel free to share this...

Send us Fan Mail Trademark and first amendment at issue - Matal v. TamIn this exciting episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve discusses the recent United States Supreme Court case which rules that the Lanham Act "disparagement clause" is unconstitional as to the First Amendment right of free speech in regard to an asian band called "the slants" who wanted to register the...

Send us Fan Mail http://www. AttorneySteve.comIn this exciting episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve, the copyright defense lawyer, discusses the new coalition of 30 leading global entertainment companies to try to cut down on the incidents of illegal movie, tv show, and music downloads.  It appears they may be interested in filing civil lawsuits alleging copyright infringement, and/or see...

Send us Fan Mail http://www. MediationVictory.comIn this exciting episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve Vondran discusses the benefits of submitting your case to medation.  If you are facing a small to large dispute and wpould like to try to resolve it via mediation, call us at (877) 276-5084.  We can help with the following types of disputes:1. Breach of contract2.  Unfair business practi...

Send us Fan Mail Bittorent Illegal Movie Download Cases - January 2017 Updates for Mr. Church (Cook Prodictions, Inc.)The following is general legal information only and not legal advice.  In this episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve the Copyright Lawyer discusses Cook Production, Inc. lawsuits.  If you receive a notice of suboena, or were served a federal summons and complaint (for examp...

Send us Fan Mail Software Audit - What you need to know about the Autodesk Audit LetterIn this episode of Vondran Legal Hour, copyright lawyer Steve Vondran discusses a general overview of the Autodesk letter.  What happens when you get this letter?  Here are some of the common questions we get from clients who received this letter.1.  Is this a scam?2. How did Autodesk find out about our installa...

Send us Fan Mail Satellite and Cable Pay-Per-View PiracyOur firm handles intellectual property cases and we can help you if you reveived a infringement notice or demand letter from Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. or other company such as Direct TV, or G&G Closed Circuit.  In this podcast, Attorney Steve, Intellectual property counsel discusses some of the ways your bar, restaurant, tavern, sports ba...

Send us Fan Mail P2P Illegal Movie Download LEgal Cases Updates - 2016 [Septembers of Shiraz]Welcome to another exciting episode of Vondran Legal Hour with "Attorney Steve." This is general legal information only and not legal advice. If you received a notice of subpoena from your internet service provider, (for example Cox, Verizon, Comcast, AT&T) mentioning that your IP address may...

Send us Fan Mail Software Licensing Compliance Tips - Dealign with the lack of dated proofs of purchase and receiptsIn this episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve discusses what happens when you cannot find all the receipts you need to proove you have paid for each installation of software that you have installed on your company servers, laptops, and PC's and Macs.  If you don't h...

Send us Fan Mail Bittorrent Defense Law Firm - Mr. Church Movies at IssueThis episode of Vondran Legal Hour discusses Mr. Church, the Eddie Murphy Movie from Cook Productions, Inc., in Los Angeles.  Attorney Steve, the copyright torrent lawyer discusses potential defenses, and a general legal ovierview of what you can expect if served a lawsuit or notice of subpoena from the ISP such as Cox, Comca...

Send us Fan Mail Software Infringement Vocabulary - The Software Troll ExplainedIn this exciting epiosde of Vondran Legal Hour we discuss software audit demands that can amount to being labelled a "software troll."  We have Copyright bullies, Patent Trolls, and now we are going to add to the terms Software Troll which will apply whenever a software publisher (ex. Microsoft, Adobe, Autode...

Send us Fan Mail Microsoft Software Auditing Tips - Using student Software to run your business can be costly! In this exciting episode of Vondran Legal Hour, Attorney Steve the Software Audit Attorney describes what a EULA is, and how those terms of a software licensing agreement need to be followed.  In other words, if software (Like Microsoft Office Suites) are desginated and limited to "H...

Send us Fan Mail FRCP Rule 65 Injuctions Overview by Attorney SteveWhen you are dealing with another company or inidvidual that is infringing your federal copyrights and trademarks it is important to understand how to seek an injunction in federal court if the perpetrator is ignoring your cease and desist letter or copyright infringement notice.  In this episode of Vondran Legal Hour, I explain in...

Send us Fan Mail Software Audit Settlement Agreements - What you need to know! Attorney Steve, the software lawyer, explains the 9 most common terms you may find when you are negotiating your final settlement agreement with the business software alliance or its regional law firms like Klemchuk, Troutman Sanders, The Venable, Weir-Johnson and others.  This is general legal information only and NOT...