Posted on 09/13/2011 5:34:20 AM PDT by rellimpank
In another theatrical diatribe against Righthaven LLC, defense attorneys say the Las Vegas company presented a federal judge with a “false choice” with its warning it may shut down or declare bankruptcy.
Righthaven is the newspaper copyright lawsuit filer that last year teamed with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Denver Post to sue over online infringements involving content from those newspapers.
After filing 275 lawsuits in 18 months, and collecting what are believed to be hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements, the company’s litigation campaign is stalled by court rulings finding it lacked standing to sue over R-J material, as well as the loss of the Post as a client.
(Excerpt) Read more at vegasinc.com ...
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Jim, get your suit in early before they run out of cash. Go after the lawyer himself. If you and others can show fraud you can get your money back and then some.
Well, duh!
Aren't these the putzes who tried to buy up publications then sue people on the basis of copyright infringement for actions that had already happened?
What idiot allowed them standing to sue based on was a retroactive act in the first place?
Interesting phrase, a bit like "Dejavu all over again."?
Bankrupt? From their mouthpiece to God’s ears.
As if that makes a difference under the law. They should be gone, man, and nobody encouraged to follow in their footsteps.
LOL!
Prettymuch.... yeah.
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