This blog post is my rebuttal and response to the March 15, 2013 article written by Bridgette Bonner of the Marietta Daily Journal Article. It is part of a new vindictive campaign by Timothy McCormack and Plaintiff to paint me in a negative light. Normally, it would be fine except that the articles are riddled …
Tag Archive: oscar michelen
Sep 10 2012
ELI Factor – Episode 6
First face-to-face in-person meeting between Matthew Chan & Robert Krausankas. First face-to-face video meeting between Oscar Michelen & Robert Krausankas. First 3-way ELI Defense Team video. Oscar Michelen’s first appearance on The ELI Factor. Mike Meier, Attorney P2P/Bittorrent cases & discussion forum Getty Images Sales Tax on extortion letters
May 12 2012
Oscar Michelen & Shoe Designer Karen Kell Issue Cease & Desist Letter to Urban Outfitters
NY Attorney Oscar Michelen, representing Shoe Designer Karen Kell issued a “Cease & Desist” Letter to national retailer Urban Outfitters. Kell accuses Urban Outfitters of stealing her latest shoe design. The letter demands that Urban Outfitters immediately pull the shoes off the shelf or face litigation. Karen Kell first developed the design for the shoe …
Mar 27 2012
Exploring Legal Options: You Can’t Un-Ring a Bell That Has Been Rung
There were some very important lessons I learned a few years back regarding legal matters. I want to share them with the readership and Steve Carbone, specifically. When I was under legal stress and up against the wall years ago, it was amazing the options I considered and the course I took to resolve a …
Mar 09 2012
2012 Update & Expansion of Attorney Oscar Michelen’s Defense Letter Program
I am happy to announce the 2012 Update & Expansion of Attorney Oscar Michelen’s Defense Letter Program. The has taken two weeks of back and forth of coordinated discussions between myself, Oscar, and his office manager, Susan to ensure the various pieces came together correctly. Oscar and Susan have streamlined their law office operations to …
Jan 14 2012
Toronto Lawyer Julie Stewart vs. ELI: Chronology of Events
Because of the unpredictable and ongoing account attacks, legal threats and harassing actions of Toronto Lawyer Julie Stewart of Blackline Art + Entertainment Law against ELI to suppress the information and commentary we have reported about her (with no apparent end in the foreseeable future), we are now maintaining this Chronology of Events as they …
Jan 08 2012
ELI Video Interviews (2012)
2012 ELI Video Interviews and Updates ====== January 6, 2012 ELI Video Update Matthew Chan introduces Jerry Witt (aka mcfilms), the latest ELI Defense Team member. (31-minutes) ====== February 23, 2012 ELI Video Update Matthew Chan interviews Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today and discussed the Getty Images Extortion Letter Program. Jonathan Bailey can be found …
Dec 27 2011
ELI Video Interviews (2011)
2011 ELI Video Updates and interviews March 25, 2011 ELI Video Update In this recorded video conference, Matthew Chan & Attorney Oscar Michelen discuss the latest updates for the Getty Images Settlement Demand Letter controversy, ELI website changes, and discussion forum updates effective March 25, 2011. (26-minutes) September 18, 2011 ELI Video Update …
Dec 27 2011
ELI Video Interviews (August 2009)
Videos Produced on August 20. 2009 Matthew Chan & Oscar Michelen met in person for the very first time on August 20. 2009. During Oscar’s 2-day visit to the Atlanta area on a case, Matthew & Oscar recorded these videos across two afternoons. Host Matthew Chan and Attorney Oscar Michelen describe and discuss Oscar’s …
Dec 27 2011
ELI Telephone Interviews (2008-2010)
Telephone Interviews on the Getty Images Settlement Demand Letter Controversy Do not assume what you know or what Getty Images says is correct until you have listened to these interviews. Do not take advice from amateur advice-givers who do not know copyright law, it’s application in a court of law, or have never set foot …
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