Copyright Troll Righthaven Goes on Life Support
Posted: Sat 10 Sep 2011, 03:41
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/0 ... e-support/
[quote]Righthaven, which was founded more than a year ago to monetize print news content through copyright infringement lawsuits, has suffered a myriad of courtroom setbacks in recent months. Among them, it was sanctioned $5,000 for misleading a federal judge, ordered to pay $34,000 for an opponent’s legal fees (.pdf), and was told over and again by judges that it has no legal standing to even file the lawsuits.
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“I don’t know why they don’t stop this whole charade,
[quote]Righthaven, which was founded more than a year ago to monetize print news content through copyright infringement lawsuits, has suffered a myriad of courtroom setbacks in recent months. Among them, it was sanctioned $5,000 for misleading a federal judge, ordered to pay $34,000 for an opponent’s legal fees (.pdf), and was told over and again by judges that it has no legal standing to even file the lawsuits.
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“I don’t know why they don’t stop this whole charade,