Mark Randazza the same lawyer who installed malware on peoples' computers and tried to extort money from them for illegally downloading gay porn?

https://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/2015/07/09/marc-randazza-mu... http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/how-copyright-law...

(ransomware, even - of the 'pay me $4k within 30 days or I'll disable your computer' variety...it doesn't get any more scummy)

For what it's worth, Marc has been my lawyer for several years now, and I have never found him less than fully honest.

In fact, I have found him to have nothing but contempt for copyright and patent trolls. Righthaven, in fact, was taken down in no small part due to his work.

http://vegasinc.com/business/legal/2012/mar/14/r-j-copyright...

I don't see anything in either of those articles about installing malware on people's computers. They do paint a pretty dire picture of his ethics though.

I used to work in the antimalware industry and personally encountered ransomware samples from Randazza Legal Group representing Corbin Fisher.

It does appear that he is the one mentioned in those articles.

(He and Ken White of Popehat are mentioned in the articles, and Marc's twitter feed mentions this breif)

Sorry, but I don't know anything about that either way, so I can't comment.

Would you use him again - even on a pro bono basis - given this info?

I'm nosey and genuinely curious by the way, this is in no way internet snark.

I think it would be grossly inappropriate for me to comment either way on an issue about our counsel, especially one that he disputes.

What I can say is that he is a brilliant First Amendment lawyer and we are very satisfied with his services.