DigiProtect

DigiProtect Gesellschaft zum Schutze digitaler Medien mbH was a German company founded on 21 December 2006 by music producer Moses Pelham and Andreas Walter. It operated in the field of copyright enforcement, originally emerging from the music industry and later expanding into the enforcement of film and television production rights. Its business model, as advertised in a 2007 flyer, was to persuade providers of unlawful content to sign a cease-and-desist declaration and pay a lump-sum damages payment. The company aimed to limit the illegal offering of copyrighted works on the internet through education, warning letters (Abmahnungen), and deterrence. It became primarily known for the large-scale mass cease-and-desist letters it sent. Managing director was Alexandros Besparis. The company was renamed FDUDM2 GmbH on 12 February 2013, and preliminary insolvency proceedings were opened on 15 February 2013. DigiProtect attracted criticism from media and blogs for its mass warning letters and the legal fees charged by its commissioned law firm Kornmeier & Partner. Critics suspected that the company was not defending its own intellectual property but rather generating money through mass warnings. This suspicion was partly fueled by the publication of internal conversations by WikiLeaks. The official website digiprotect.org now hosts unrelated Indonesian-language gambling content, indicating the brand is no longer active.

DigiProtect Gesellschaft zum Schutze digitaler Medien mbH was founded on 21 December 2006 by Moses Pelham and Andreas Walter. The company originated from the music industry and initially focused on enforcing music copyrights. In a 2007 flyer, it described its corporate purpose as moving providers of unlawful content to issue cease-and-desist declarations and pay lump-sum damages. Over time, DigiProtect expanded its activities to also enforce copyrights for film and television productions. Its primary method was sending mass cease-and-desist letters (Abmahnungen) to individuals suspected of illegal file-sharing. The company's managing director was Alexandros Besparis. DigiProtect and its commissioned law firm Kornmeier & Partner became the subject of criticism from media and blogs, particularly regarding the legal fees charged in these mass warnings. Critics alleged that the company was not defending its own intellectual property but rather generating revenue through mass warnings. This suspicion was partly supported by internal conversations published by WikiLeaks. On 12 February 2013, the company was renamed FDUDM2 GmbH, and on 15 February 2013, preliminary insolvency proceedings were opened. The brand is now defunct; its former website domain hosts unrelated content.

• Founded by Moses Pelham and Andreas Walter.

• Flyer advertises business purpose of moving unlawful content providers to cease-and-desist declarations and lump-sum damages.

• Renamed to FDUDM2 GmbH.

• Preliminary insolvency proceedings opened.

Copyright enforcement through mass warning letters and deterrence.

Product categories. Copyright enforcement services · Mass cease-and-desist letters (Abmahnungen)

• Mass cease-and-desist letters criticized

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1. 1DigiProtect - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
2. 2DigiProtect - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3DigiProtect official websitedigiprotect.org