Righthaven loses second fair use ruling over copyright lawsuits

Las Vegas Sun ^ | Friday, March 18, 2011 | 4:56 p.m. | By Steve Green

[redreno]

An Oregon nonprofit did not infringe on copyrights when it posted without authorization an entire Las Vegas Review-Journal story on its website, a judge ruled Friday.

U.S. District Judge James Mahan said during a hearing he planned to dismiss, on fair use grounds, a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the Center for Intercultural Organizing (CIO), in Portland, Ore.

The lawsuit was filed last year by Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas, the Review-Journal's copyright enforcement partner that also enforces copyrights for the Denver Post.

[Caipirabob]

Now sue them into the dirt for legal fees and damages.

[fatima]

Does everyone get a refund?

[BobL]

“Finally some good news!”

A Bush-43 judge...no surprise that sanity ruled.

[brityank]

Somebody needs to take them all out on a RICO violation - extortion, obstruction of justice, fraud to name a few:

Under RICO, a person who is a member of an enterprise that has committed any two of 35 crimes—27 federal crimes and 8 state crimes—within a 10-year period can be charged with racketeering. Those found guilty of racketeering can be fined up to $25,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison per racketeering count. In addition, the racketeer must forfeit all ill-gotten gains and interest in any business gained through a pattern of "racketeering activity." RICO also permits a private individual harmed by the actions of such an enterprise to file a civil suit; if successful, the individual can collect treble damages.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks redreno.

[TheOldLady]

"Righthaven loses..."

YES!