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Prenda Law

Former law firm involved in deceptive copyright law practices

Prenda Law, also known as Steele|Hansmeier PLLP and Anti-Piracy Law Group, was a Chicago-based law firm that ostensibly operated by undertaking litigation against alleged copyright infringement. However, it was later characterized by the United States District Court for Central California in a May 2013 ruling as a "porno-trolling collective" whose business model "relie[d] on deception", and which resembled most closely a conspiracy and racketeering enterprise, referring in the judgment to RICO, the U.S. federal anti-racketeering law.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Prenda Law, also known as Steele|Hansmeier PLLP and Anti-Piracy Law Group, was a Chicago-based law firm that ostensibly operated by undertaking litigation against alleged copyright infringement. However, it was later characterized by the United States District Court for Central California in a May 2013 ruling as a "porno-trolling collective" whose business model "relie[d] on deception", and which resembled most closely a conspiracy and racketeering enterprise, referring in the judgment to RICO, the U.S. federal anti-racketeering law.2

Timeline

  1. Jul 2013Dissolved Dissolved1

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