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Righthaven hit with third fair use loss over R-J material
Vegas Inc ^ | 6/20/2011 | By Steve Green

Posted on 06/20/2011 1:07:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

A Kentucky man did not infringe on a copyright when he posted an entire Las Vegas Review-Journal column on a message board without authorization, a federal judge ruled today.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Philip Pro in Las Vegas on fair use grounds is the third fair use loss for Righthaven LLC, which sues over Las Vegas Review-Journal and Denver Post material. Earlier losses over Review-Journal material involved entire and partial R-J stories.

Pro today dismissed a Righthaven lawsuit against Wayne Hoehn on grounds that Righthaven lacks standing to sue over Review-Journal material, as already determined by another federal judge in Las Vegas.

Perhaps just as significantly, Pro’s ruling found Hoehn’s post of the column on the madjacksports.com site was protected by fair use as Hoehn did not profit from the post, the column was largely informational as opposed to being creative and that Righthaven presented no evidence that Hoehn’s posting of the column harmed the market for the column.

The Review-Journal column at issue, by then R-J Publisher Sherman Frederick, was called "Public employee pensions – we can’t afford them."

(Excerpt) Read more at vegasinc.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: copyright; copyrighttroll; fairuse; lasvegasreview; righthaven
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1 posted on 06/20/2011 1:07:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson

Excellent!


2 posted on 06/20/2011 1:11:38 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FreeRepublic.com. Now, More Than Ever.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Aw, poor Righthaven . . . they’ll have to come up with a new way to try to stop a free people from communicating with each other.


3 posted on 06/20/2011 1:12:01 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: Jim Robinson

I’ll bet your smile is hugh right now, Jim.


4 posted on 06/20/2011 1:13:53 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Let this chant follow BHO everywhere he goes: "You lie. You lie. You lie.")
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To: Jim Robinson

This is good. More people need to keep fighting back on this garbage, whether it be sports blogs, gardening blogs, or political blogs (that also goes to our “friends” on the other side of the aisle. JR -I put “friends” in quotation marks).
These bottom feeding scum need to lose bad and get put out of business.


5 posted on 06/20/2011 1:14:15 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (FUBO, the No Talent Pop Star pResident.)
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To: Jim Robinson

about dang time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


6 posted on 06/20/2011 1:14:56 PM PDT by wita
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To: RandallFlagg

Hugh and series.


7 posted on 06/20/2011 1:15:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: Jim Robinson; John Robinson
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P.S. - To Jim and John Robinson: A big thank you for getting yesterday's 503 error fixed!

8 posted on 06/20/2011 1:16:27 PM PDT by lonevoice (Where the Welfare State is on the march, the Police State is not far behind)
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To: Jim Robinson

Great, but what kills Righthaven is when they have to pay attorneys fees.


9 posted on 06/20/2011 1:18:45 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Jim Robinson

http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/righthaven-llc-v-hoehn

http://dockets.justia.com/docket/nevada/nvdce/2:2011cv00050/78697/


10 posted on 06/20/2011 1:19:20 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: Jim Robinson

More great news! The Righthaven scam may be coming to and end.


11 posted on 06/20/2011 1:20:21 PM PDT by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: abb

http://www.scribd.com/doc/55566447/Righthaven-v-Wayne-Hoehn-Defendant-s-Reply-to-Plaintiff-s-Response-to-Defendant-s-Motion-to-Dismiss-for-Lack-of-Subject-Matter-Jurisdiction


12 posted on 06/20/2011 1:20:21 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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13 posted on 06/20/2011 1:26:00 PM PDT by South40 (Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: Jim Robinson

Outstanding.


14 posted on 06/20/2011 1:26:06 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Tea Party: 'Give us our country back.' - GOP: 'Give us our power back.' Two very different things..)
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To: Jim Robinson
Does this mean we can post Las Vegas Review-Journal material in full at FR? Not that I want to, just curious...

Is this ruling consistant with LATimes vs. FR?

15 posted on 06/20/2011 1:31:32 PM PDT by lwd
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To: lwd

There is nothing consistent in regards to fair use. But, hopefully, these kinds of losses will discourage copyright trolls.


16 posted on 06/20/2011 1:37:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

But in light of this ruling how can they keep your money, Jim? That’s what I think about when read this. They took your money and they have no standing. It’s not right.


17 posted on 06/20/2011 1:51:46 PM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: ReneeLynn

Our money is most likely water under the bridge. Righthaven will soon be broke if not already so.


18 posted on 06/20/2011 1:56:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Early copyright history derived from efforts by authority to control the spread of the printing press.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright_law

IMO, the internet will eventually moot copyright altogether. The toothpaste is out of the tube.


19 posted on 06/20/2011 2:15:00 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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Our money is most likely water under the bridge. Righthaven will soon be broke if not already so.

It's called "piling on", also known as "kicking them when they're down." Head for you local Small Claims Court and sue to get the first few thousand back. Have them served by Registered Mail, Return Receipt Requested.

If they show up, state your case to the Judge. If they don't, you win by default. Either way you're paying them back with a pain in their collective ass.

Best,

L

20 posted on 06/20/2011 2:15:44 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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