Posted on 06/14/2011 3:54:47 PM PDT by redreno
A federal judge in Las Vegas today issued a potentially devastating ruling against copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC, finding it doesn't have standing to sue over Las Vegas Review-Journal stories, that it has misled the court and threatening to impose sanctions against Righthaven.
Because he found Righthaven doesn't have standing to sue, Chief U.S. District Judge for Nevada Roger Hunt dismissed Righthaven's copyright infringement lawsuit against the Democratic Underground.
(Excerpt) Read more at vegasinc.com ...
Bump!
They attended the very best law schools.
You have to have a signed release for that stuff ~ and I've been waiting and waiting for Stevens or RightHaven to say they had a "release".
Without a commercial use release they really can't sue anybody for anything over that class of picture.
> Good. (seems funny to side with the DU)
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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