UNITED STATES v GORDON (2019) in the District of Maine was the first criminal copyright infringement case where the FAIR USE of ORPHAN WORKS was allowed to be used as a defense.
I am still fighting my case and I will post the entire story here as it progresses.
If you do the Pacer thing, search in the District of Maine under case number 1:19-cr-00007-JAW or you read transcripts of the trial much cheaper on Amazon: UNITED STATES v GORDON : The Orphan Works Trial.
I am currently working on my pro se 2255 motion, which challenges the process of how I was convicted. The motion was filed on 9/11/23, because I was having trouble getting my case file from my former attorney. Because I thought the statute of limitations was up in October of 2023, I filed a 'bare bones' 2255 to preserve the motion until I could fully explain my claims.
I also started working on a legal memorandum that supports the Grounds for the 2255 motion.
I was transitioned to halfway house on 1/16/24, and the Government had already filed for a motion to dismiss my 2255. I requested and was granted an extension to reply to the motion to dismiss. That reply is what I am going to share here in this blog as I work on it. As a legal layperson I welcome all comments, suggestions, criticisms, hate mail (I am unoffendable in this matter) as I believe I am fighting for a better copyright law and to make some progress on a workable system for the public access to Orphan Works. Stay Tuned!
Comments