We were hoping to never have to write about Art Pedroza ever again. But his candidacy for a seat on the Orange County Board of Education (OC BoE) makes it necessary. Readers know this blog won our second federal lawsuit against Mr.…
Tag Archive for cybersquatting
The Lawsuit Against Art Pedroza is Over; We won
by Editorial Staff • • 40 Comments

The nearly two year lawsuit against Art Pedroza and the OrangeJuiceBlog is over. Federal judge David O. Carter issued a minute order on Thursday, December 15, awarding $30,000 in damages on charges of cybersquatting, trademark infringement and unfair business practices to Thinking Liberally Media, the publishers of TheLiberalOC blog, Madison Alexander PR, Chris Prevatt, Ryan Trabuco and Claudio Gallegos.
What Blog War?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 12 Comments
 Art Pedroza has declared an end to the Orange County blogs wars and made himself a martyr to the cause. While it’s all great theater, it’s a song many of us have heard before. There isn’t a blogwar with…
FactChecking recent OJ Posts on the Settlement Offer and Lawsuit
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
I had some high hopes that when Vern Nelson took over as editor of the Orange Juice blog he’d make an effort to make sure that some of the posts had a measure of accuracy. And I also hoped to win the $266 million lottery Tuesday, and I didn’t so I’m not surprised by multiple errors and misrepresentations in three recent OJ posts about our pending lawsuit against Art Pedroza and the Orange Juice Blog.
Seiler’s Silence and Hypocrisy
by Dan Chmielewski • • 26 Comments
I used to read John Seiler’s work when he wrote for the Register’s editorial pages and would read his blog after he left the paper. But it’s time to call Seiler to task for selective hypocrisy. It started months ago…
UPDATE: LiberalOC Lawsuit against Art Pedroza
by Chris Prevatt • • 14 Comments
As we mentioned last week, TheLiberalOC has filed suit against Art Pedroza owner of the Orange Juice Blog for cybersquatting and trademark infringement. Art Pedroza was personally served at 3:45pm today.
TheLiberalOC files federal cybersquatting and copyright infringement lawsuit
by Chris Prevatt • • 21 Comments
Thinking Liberally Media, Inc., the parent corporation of TheLiberalOC, along with Madison Alexander Public Relations, Inc. and several other parties filed a federal lawsuit today against Art Pedroza and the Orange Juice Blog. The suit alleges several violations of federal law including cybersquatting and copyright infringement.

