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Another week and another set of lies and fraudulent misrepresentations from Cal Evans of Gresham International.
In a shocking display of attempted censorship and misuse of legal processes, Cal Evans of Gresham International recently submitted a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice to the hosting provider for Dunsmoorlaw.com. The notice demanded the removal of content that allegedly infringed upon Gresham International’s copyrighted material. However, a closer examination of the notice and the content in question reveals that Evans’ claim is baseless and appears to be a blatant attempt to suppress legitimate criticism and analysis of his conduct and that of Gresham International.
There is a lot to unpack here, so like last time with PART V: Responding to Cal Evans – The Fraudulent “Lawyer” Threatening the Crypto Industry (link here), I’m going to practically go line by line so none of his lies are lost. The email and the “DMCA NOTICE” are located at beginning of each section for further authentication that these documents, and their fabrications, are also real.
I’m going to start with the email and then move on to the actual laughable “notice” he sent the web host.
I. The Disgraceful Attempt to Use the DMCA to Remove Unfavorable Content
(It should be noted that Evans’ “confidential and privilege” clause doesn’t apply for a host of reasons including people must agree that something is confidential before hand and privilege doesn’t apply to third-parties, real lawyers know that)
1. “Pursuant to DMCA Laws (sic) please find attached DMCA Notice and information in the body of this email.” Sentence one and strike one. There are no such thing as “DMCA laws.” The DMCA is a single piece of legislation passed by the United States Congress in 1998. It is not a set of laws but rather a specific act that amended existing intellectual property laws, particularly the Copyright Act of 1976. It should be intellectual property laws under the DMCA. Remember this person claims to be an “award winning international lawyer.”
2. “As this issue is shortly (sic) to be subject (sic) to litigation (sic), we are not using ‘online portals’ or ‘online submissions’ (sic) for any DMCA reports (sic), so that we can exhibit (sic) them as evidence in litigation.” First and foremost, we can tell Evans wrote this because of his nonsensical sentences. I’m no grammar guru, but my god, this boy hates the English language. Secondly, there is no “litigation.” Evans knows this and is deliberately lying to a third party to seek an advantage by subtly threatening the host. This conduct may be actionable against him at a later date. His refusal to use “online portals” or “online submission” forms but submit documents via email while later claiming this information is being mailed off is laughable and further proof of his inability to understand technology and service of process, which are important things for so-called “crypto lawyers, not just lawyers in crypto.”
3. “The website www.dunsmoorlaw.com – is hosted by SiteGround and Google has confirmed the same.” ICANN records exist for a reason. Why does an “award winning international ‘crypto’ lawyer” not know that?
4. “This website contains images that are protected by Copyright and International Trademarks. Including works produced by us. For clarity this website:” There’s a lot to unpack here, but without getting a claim from Evans that “Dunsmoor’s practicing law,” let’s just state the obvious: there are fair use exceptions to the DMCA and they allow people to report on various newsworthy matters or make educational content out of someone else’s IP, including trademark and copyrighted work. Ever watch the news? See a story about a scam or rug pull? This is how we have constructive dialogues and educational content in a free society. Once again, you’d think someone who claims to be an “award winning international lawyer” would know this.
5. “1. Uses copyrighted images (logo) owned by Gresham International” It’s tough to identify a company without ever using their logo, especially if they are so proud of it that they trademark it, and I kid you not, in the People’s Republic of China.
6. “2. Uses Trademarked words/names ‘Gresham International’ owned by Gresham International” Woof. Should I refer to him as “he who shall not be named and his company”? The fact that he thinks others cannot mention the words “Gresham International” rises to a level of incompetency that I have personally never seen as it relates to intellectual property law and common sense.
7. “3. Exhibits documents created by Gresham International which are the sole property of Gresham International and may not be distributed or shared without consent.” Ah, we will touch on this lie a bit later in greater detail, but this “international lawyer” thinks that when he gives his documents to his clients and/or third parties and they are readily published on the internet, they are subject to some special confidentiality law. Notice he cites none nor mentions any applicable laws for such an absurd claim.
8. “Generally, the website also contains inappropriate language, images, and content that is defamatory, harassing, and unhealthy.” Inappropriate language? Oh, he’s talking about the time in Part I where I call him a fucking moron. Well, after reading this article, dear reader, I’ll let you be the judge of that title. (Maybe he can add it to his new signature line!) The website does contain images and content that are objectively verifiable to his fraud and misrepresentation. Defamation doesn’t apply if it’s true. A real lawyer would know that, but CILEX Chartered Legal Executives may not. (Do you know you don’t even have to go to college to be a CILEX lawyer? More on that in another article.) Harassment also fails if it’s educational in nature, which protecting the public from a known scammer is. Unhealthy? These articles are quite therapeutic and very healthy for me and the people who read them that are not part of Evans’ and/or Gresham’s scams! I’ve heard from around the world that people enjoy me actually exposing this fraudster for who he really is: a want-to-be lawyer who doesn’t understand or appreciate the actual law, as you will see here.
9. “One such image uses a kidnapped/missing child.” This is the image in which he’s talking about that discusses the use of a presumably AI-generated picture to defraud people on Facebook under the guise of a missing kid. Falsely claiming I was using it for nefarious purposes not only proves he’s a fraud but also a psychopath.
(Source: PART VII: The University of Surrey & How Cal Evans of Gresham International Deceives the Public https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/08/08/part-vii-the-university-of-surrey-how-cal-evans-of-gresham-international-deceives-the-public/)
10. “Other images contain manipulated or suggestively racist information.” I haven’t manipulated anything. All my citations are up or viewable in some other medium. This “suggestively racist information” statement would normally piss me off tremendously, as I think racism has no place in the world. However, in Evans’ case, it will make you laugh because this is the second or third time he’s claimed such a thing, and my colleague and I can only come to one conclusion: he thinks being English is a race. Yep. I’m not making this up. It’s the only conclusion we can come to, as I’m a white guy and he’s a white guy from England, despite his inability to speak, read, write, or spell in the language.
11. “The website also contains images that are of individuals and have not been approved for use under privacy laws.” Under what privacy laws? Come on, Mr. “international lawyer!” Are these your made-up privacy laws or the ones that you think the US or UK has? Be more specific. I mean, I’m sure they don’t exist, which is why you’ve made this clearly ridiculous statement, but here we are. 11 lies and misrepresentations so far!
12. “These individuals are staff members of Gresham International.” So? What does that have to do with privacy laws? What are the privacy laws Evans didn’t cite?
13. “They have not consented to having their images on this website nor distributed by its owners.” That’s not how consent works! We talked about this in his laughable cease-and-desist. He doesn’t know what consent means, which is utterly terrifying for him to be a “lawyer” and unable to understand that, but also as a member of the male species.
14. “You should note that this office has commenced proceedings against LinkedIn and Twitter (X) for the same content and will not hesitate to protect its brand against any third party.” Ooh, another baseless threat! Where are these proceedings? What’s the index or case number? What’s the status? I would love to hear about them! Their lawyers are probably reading these articles and sharing them among their colleagues, stating the same thing I am here: Cal Evans of Gresham International is a scammer (and doesn’t know the law and therefore shouldn’t be practicing it!)
15. “Your office was sent a physical DMCA notice in the mail yesterday.” Cool. Everyone ‘loves’ snail mail? But I thought he said he wasn’t using online portals, so why is he sending an email?
16. “Gresham International Logo (sic), Trademark (sic), and works produced by this company.” What? What does this mean? Was this a complete thought?
17. “The links have been submitted in two complaints along with the links to trademarks (sic), and our company website (sic), which all substantiate the claim. A summary is AGAIN (sic) provided below.” We will discuss the summary shortly, but why two complaints? I really want to see both of them. I wonder if they contain more lies. Also, links and websites cannot substantiate claims.
18. “Please note that ‘negotiation’ with this content producer is impossible.” Evans, lied, again! He has never once asked me to negotiate for the use of his marks. I mean, granted, I wouldn’t need to as they are covered under the fair use doctrine, but still, it would have been so much fun for all parties to hear him come up with how much he thinks “Gresham International” is. (Sidebar: there was a former company called Gresham International that went bankrupt in the early 2000s and a North Carolina company of the same name. Bet he’s not suing them, which invalidates all these claims. 🙂 )
19. “As a final notice, the documents exhibited on this website (which also are the ownership of Gresham International) have been obtained illegally and are subject to an FBI investigation.” This is one of my favorite parts. It took me a minute to figure out what Evans was getting at, but I believe he thinks that I have somehow magically and, per the reliable source that is Cal Evans, “illegally” obtained the three legal opinions cited throughout the series on his fraud. Well, here’s the truth, dear world: these documents were given to me by his former clients and/or third parties and are currently available on two different websites as seen next in Section 20. That really invalidates his claim here. Also, he should know lying to the FBI is a crime punishable by real jail time.
20. “We also consider the same to be exhibiting of and use of stolen electronic communications.” No they are not. He knows this is a lie. They are readily available from his clients and/or third parties. As seem here:
21. “If you require any more information, please do not hesitate to let me know.” I require so much more information! Like, where and why did you think this was a good idea, Evans? You know, as discussed below, perjuring yourself for a DMCA claim is a big deal, right? He’s an “award winning international lawyer,” so he should know this.
22. “Infringing links” These are the so-called “infringing (sic) links.” I’ve added the titles because he so rudely didn’t, removed the duplicate, and included the grand mackerel, as my grandfather would say, the new article: The Crypto Con Lawyer: https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/08/30/draft-the-crypto-con-lawyer-the-complete-list-of-lies-fraud-and-deception-of-cal-evans-of-gresham-international-so-far/
I’m sure he’s very mad about this article and its list of 136 fraudulent activities of Cal Evans of Gresham International.
Dunsmoor Law, P.C. – We Are CLOSED. See Dunsmoor.io https://dunsmoorlaw.com/
PART I: Cal Evans of Gresham International is a Scammer https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/05/28/part-i-cal-evans-of-gresham-international-is-a-scammer/
PART II: The Comedy of Evans — How the Pennsylvania Bar was Scammed & Exposed Its Unconstitutional Attorney Discipline System https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/05/28/part-ii-the-comedy-of-evans-how-the-pennsylvania-bar-was-scammed-exposed-its-unconstitutional-attorney-discipline-system/
PART III: A Glorified Paralegal Cannot Scare Real Lawyers with a Laughable Cease-and-Desist https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/05/28/part-iii-glorified-paralegals-cannot-scare-real-lawyers-with-a-laughable-cease-and-desist/
PART IV: Cal Evans Receives a Criminal Referral from the Supreme Court of Wisconsin https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/06/11/part-iv-evans-receives-a-criminal-referral-from-the-supreme-court-of-wisconsin/
PART V: Responding to Cal Evans – The Fraudulent “Lawyer” Threatening the Crypto Industry https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/06/14/part-v-responding-to-cal-evans-the-fraudulent-lawyer-threatening-the-crypto-industry/
PART VI: Cal Evans’ “Publishings” Are All Lies, Very Sketchy, and/or Cannot be Found https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/06/28/part-vi-cal-evans-publishings-are-all-lies-very-sketchy-and-or-cannot-be-found/
PART VII: The University of Surrey & How Cal Evans of Gresham International Deceives the Public https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/08/08/part-vii-the-university-of-surrey-how-cal-evans-of-gresham-international-deceives-the-public/
Understanding Basic Due Diligence Series:
Understanding Basic Due Diligence: The American Bar Association is NOT a Regulatory Authority https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/06/25/understanding-basic-due-diligence-the-american-bar-association-is-not-a-regulatory-authority/
Understanding Basic Due Diligence: LSAT & LNAT Admissions Exams https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/07/26/understanding-basic-due-diligence-lsat-lnat-admissions-exams/
(Not included in his complaint) Understanding Basic Due Diligence: How Cal Evans is Trying to Bury Negative Articles using Medium.com https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/08/26/understanding-basic-due-diligence-how-cal-evans-is-trying-to-bury-negative-articles-using-medium/
(Not included in his complaint) Understanding Basic Due Diligence: How Cal Evans is Trying to Bury Negative Articles using Quora https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/08/27/understanding-basic-due-diligence-how-cal-evans-is-trying-to-bury-negative-articles-using-quora/
(Not included in his complaint) Understanding Basic Due Diligence: How Cal Evans of Gresham International has Created Fake Twitter and Crunchbase Profiles To Disrupt Search Results https://dunsmoorlaw.com/2024/08/29/understanding-basic-due-diligence-how-cal-evans-of-gresham-international-has-created-fake-twitter-and-crunchbase-profiles-to-disrupt-search-results/
(Not sure why he included this but I’m including it too)
23. “Trademarks (sic) and IP (sic)”
https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00003300341
I know this is a bit nitpicking, but trademarks are IP, so he’s saying “IPs and IP,” which seems redundant. Either way, citing a UK trademark to a US DMCA claim is generally not what a real lawyer would advise, but I’m not sure how things work in the United Kingdom. I’m not licensed there (in fact, I’m still suspended in New York; more on that here: https://mirror.xyz/dunsmoor.eth/uaS-AjzNCmWbRPI6Oym0vrFmqDQluhQ9AE-QzUqLV04), but I hear you can become a CILEX Chartered Legal Executive without going to college or law school, so maybe I should look into it. After all, it seems like the UK could use some folks who understand the law.
Now, on to the “notice!” Once again, we are going line by line. If I can find 23 problems with his email, there have to be a handful in here!
- “I am writing to notify you that the website dunsmoorlaw.com, which is hosted by SiteGround, contains content that infringes upon my copyrighted work.” Once again, this is not only categorically false, but we don’t even see the law he claims to be citing too. Sure, he puts that this is a “DMCA NOTICE” in the subject line, but what about the DMCA applies?
- “This content is voluminous in nature, and the specific details of the infringing material are included in the email remitting this notice.” It is voluminous because there are so many lies and fraudulent misrepresentations by Cal Evans that we are on Part VIII as of this writing, not including the series on Basic Due Diligence to help people conduct their own due diligence using publicly available resources. I mean, that is such a brave claim to lead with: “there is so much content against me, I’m just going to send you the links and let you look it over.”
- “Infringed Work: Gresham International is the owner of the copyrighted material that is being unlawfully reproduced and distributed on dunsmoorlaw.com without permission.” Once again, fair use doesn’t need your permission, and it isn’t unlawful. It’s a shame that someone who claims to be “an award-winning international lawyer” is unable to see this for what it is: a false and flagrant misrepresentation of the DMCA as well as common sense. Under Evans’ logic, you cannot utter the words “Gresham International” without paying him for it. A laughable notion at best and civil contempt at worst.
- “Infringing Content: Due to the extensive nature of the infringing content, the specific URLs and details of the infringing material are provided in the body of the email accompanying this notice.” Once again, this is a hilarious statement when you think about it. “There is so much evidence against me, here are all the links, please review them at your leisure.” Also, we all know this is a lie at this point, right? A basic Google search would have brought up an article about the fundamentals of DMCA complaints. I mean, they are all over YouTube.
- “Statement of Good Faith: We have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of (sic) is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.” Such a damning statement. A good faith belief is not what we have here. This person claims to be an “award winning international lawyer,” and he thought nothing of it that this is educational or journalistic conduct? That the fair use doctrine of public critiques was applicable to his holy organization? What a truly astounding thought that Cal Evans of Gresham International believes he is above the law, and this next statement proves it.
- “Statement of Accuracy: I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the information contained in this notice is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.” Boom. Actionable. (More to come on that!)
- “5. Contact Information: Please direct any communication regarding this notice to us using the email this was remitted (sic) on. You may also contact us at the address above.” It’s interesting to note that he didn’t want to use online submission forms but wants to use email. Is it because he doesn’t accept service of process at his London address, or is it because he believes the online submission form will catch his lies and laugh at them and not respond? I’m sure time will tell.
- This is a special one to me and one that reminds me of why I’m doing this. At the bottom of his letterhead in the footer, he claims:
Gresham International is a legal services company with members regulated by different regulatory bodies including the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Courts of the DIFC, and Commonwealth Lawyers Association. (emphasis added)
That Commonwealth Lawyers Association is one of the biggest lies he continues to tell. He knows CLA isn’t a regulatory agency. It’s a volunteer professional organization. And, as discussed in the ABA article (link above), it, like the American Bar Association, does not regulate lawyers!
II. Now to the Meat of the Matter
Protected Under Fair Use: The content hosted on Dunsmoorlaw.com is protected under the fair use doctrine, as it serves an educational and journalistic purpose of protecting the public. The articles and analysis on the site comment upon and critique the alleged “voluminous” misconduct and misrepresentations of Cal Evans and Gresham International, drawing from publicly available sources. Such use is protected under copyright law, as it promotes the free exchange of ideas and information in the public interest.
Pattern of Misrepresentation and Deception: As extensively documented in the content hosted on Dunsmoorlaw.com, Cal Evans has engaged in a pattern of misrepresentation and deception, including making false claims about his academic credentials, professional qualifications, and involvement with various projects and organizations. This history of dishonesty raises serious concerns that the DMCA notice itself may contain deliberately false statements, which could constitute perjury and result in legal consequences for Evans.
In conclusion, with approximately 32 lies, mistruths, misrepresentations and/or other falsities in two brief correspondences, this is why this content should not be removed and why we are fighting the DMCA takedown attempt. This is why I don’t give up on protecting the public! This con man will not stop lying, as we will see below.
III. The Scammer Cal Evans of Gresham International has a New Signature Line
Now, onto a special treat. It seems like Evans has updated his signature line, which has been the topic of discussions in another article about him. I am honored to say we are in the presence of greatness! He’s “won” so many new awards! As seen here in comparison to his 2022 signature and his new August 26, 2024 signature, we are in for a lot of updates:
Taken in 2022:
New as of August 26, 2024:
The “Awards”
2022:
- Winner CIO Magazine ‘Top 10 RegTech Firms’ 2020, as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 108-112 regarding Evans’ history of purchasing awards
New:
- Removed the Winner of CIO Magazine ‘Top 10 RegTech Firms’ 2020!
- ‘Most Outstanding Crypto Layer 2023′ – Lawyer International, as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 108-112 regarding Evans’ history of purchasing awards
- ‘Blockchain Legal Advisor of the year 2022’ – AIBC, as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 110
- ‘Top 50 Crypto Firms in Europe’ – Cledara 2021, waiting for a response from Cledara on how much he paid to be on this list as you will notice, “In compiling this list we took inspiration from a number of guides and sources, including this one at Cryptoslate.” His client is Cryptoslate.
(Source: https://www.cledara.com/blog/the-top-50-european-crypto-companies and https://www.gresham-international.com/)
The Locations: He is still using a Wyoming-based number and a UK number despite not living in the UK and actually residing in Wisconsin, as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 37
- International +1 (307) 298 0064
- U.K. +44 (0) 117 230 9889
The Titles
- 2022: “Full Title” – Mr. C. Evans, Esq. LLB (Hons), PG Dip LP, Cert RP, RLP, FCILEX.
- New: “Full Title” – Mr. C. Evans, Esq (UK). MBA, LLB (Hons), PG Dip LP, Cert RP, RLP, FCILEX. (Added “MBA”; his new Singapore Business School MBA that he got in six months, paid less than $3,000 USD for, and is not listed among the recognized schools in Singapore, as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 5)
The “Memberships”
- 2022:
- FCILEX Lawyer (UK) ID 50190505
- Lawyer Ukraine (member of the Ukraine Bar Association)
- Registered Legal Professional (FINRA/ES)
- Training Attorney member of the New York Bar association BOLE ID available on request o U.S. Securities Specialist
- Commonwealth Lawyers Association
- New:
- Lawyer (United Kingdom) ID 50190505; removed “FCILEX” presumably in an attempt to confuse people as to what type of so-called UK lawyer he is.
- He removed Lawyer Ukraine (member of the Ukraine Bar Association); as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 19-20
- He removed Registered Legal Professional (FINRA/ES); as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 29
- He removed “Training Attorney member of the New York Bar association BOLE ID available on request”; I cannot wait to discuss this more at a later time.
- He removed “U.S. Securities Specialist”; as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 95
- Licensed before the Courts of the DIFC (Dubai) &”; as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 21-23
- The Courts of RAK as a legal practitioner; as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 22
- Member, London Court of International Arbitration; more on this to come.
- Commonwealth Lawyers Association; as discussed in The Crypto Con Lawyer, section 31
- Fellow of The Association of Governance, Risk & Compliance; more on this to come.
The “Authorizations”
- 2022: “Gresham International is a trading name of Gresham International Group, Ltd. (A limited company registered in England and Wales) Gresham International Group, LLC (A Wyoming Corporation), and Gresham International Enterprises Inc.”
- New: “Gresham International FZE LLC is a licensed Legal Service Firm Authorised by the RAK Courts, the Courts of the Dubai International Financial Center. Its associates are regulated by different regulatory bodies. Gresham International Group, Ltd is regulated by the Information Commissioners Office for the United Kingdom Membership Number ZA279507 and Gibraltar Regulator Authority DPO.” Where did the England and Wales company go? Where did the US entity go? Are these attempts to throw off regulators? Time will tell, as they still exist according to the UK Companies House and Wyoming Secretary of State. (Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10320334 and https://wyobiz.wyo.gov/Business/FilingDetails.aspx?eFNum=020018095076232130006001073236055245146107018114; it should be noted that his father, Colin Evans, is the director and effective owner of Gresham International’s UK entity. We are not unpacking that right now.)
As seen here and cross-referenced with the Crypto Con Lawyer article and other articles on this site that expose Cal Evans of Gresham International as a scammer, there are numerous misrepresentations and falsities in the new signature line. His removal of “Lawyer Ukraine,” “Registered Legal Professional (FINRA/ES),” “Training Attorney member of the New York Bar association BOLE ID available on request,” and “U.S. Securities Specialist” are exactly why I will continue to post these educational articles to protect the people from this scammer and con man. He is a threat to the global population, as he will not stop scamming and lying until he is behind bars for his crimes.