Actually this doesn’t appear to be political. Righthaven are equal opportunity douchenozzles...they’ve sued FR, they’ve sued the DUmp, they’ve sued both major political parties in Nevada. To them, it’s all nothing more than a “revenue stream.”
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It's my thought here that Righthaven didn't bother checking to see if any state laws apply in these cases since "copyright" is a federal issue.
But, alas, conducting an economic attack against a regular political party's candidate is a whole 'nuther game, and even the federal civil rights laws might apply here, particularly since the Republican candidate is a member of SEVERAL DOZEN protected classes!