Tag: Copyright

Righthaven Strategy Called a “Dumb Idea” By Denver Post Publisher
Righthaven's blogger-suing (often referred to as "copyright troll") business model might be winding down. Though still appealing past rulings, the company has...
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Righthaven May File for Bankruptcy: Report
Things don't appear to be looking too great for Righthaven these days. After losing some key fair use cases, the company stopped filing suits altogether, and got rid of a lawyer th...
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Righthaven Stops Filing Suits (At Least for Now)
Righthaven, which has made a business out of suing people for alleged copyright infringement (see background stories here...
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Righthaven Loses Another Fair Use Case, Ordered to Pay $34K in Legal Fees
Righthaven was dealt another blow in a Nevada federal court, as it was ordered to pay over $34,000 to cover the legal fees of the defendant it had just sued (and lost). For som...
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EFF Moves For Dismissal of Key Righthaven Case
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has been aiding various defendants in copyright lawsuits brought by Righthaven (commonly referred to as a "copyright troll"), and ha...
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Anti-Piracy Lawyer Rips Off Content from Competitor
John Steele, an anti-piracy "pay-up-or-else" lawyer, has filed close to 100 mass-lawsuits for his clients, targeting thousands of...
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Why VCs Are Against the Protect IP Act
The Protect IP Act introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy in May is receiving a lot of criticism. The bill, which in f...
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Another Righthaven Copyright Case Thrown Out, Only To Be Filed Again
Righthaven lost another copyright case, this time in Nevada. The "company" seems to be losing a lot lately, but this time, they have decided to refile the suit right after the case...
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To Righthaven’s Dismay, Judge Rules Copying of Entire Article Fair Use
Righthaven was dealt another blow in court this week when a judge ruled that one of the defendants it was suing over copyright infringement had fairly reposted an entire article fr...
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Rebecca Black’s Friday Gone From YouTube
Say it ain't so! It looks like, at least for right now, you are going to have to rely on parody videos to get your "Friday" fix, as the official video has been pulled from YouTu...
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Righthaven Complaint Dismissed in Key Case
Righthaven, the company often referred to as a "copyright troll," which has essentially made a business out of suing bloggers and media outlets over alleged copyright infringement,...
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Facebook Pages Being Taken Down, Policy Comes Into Question
Numerous reports have been coming out that Facebook is taking down Facebook pages that are accused of infringing upon copyrights. The keyword there is "accused". Apparently, Facebo...
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Righthaven Wants More than Domains Now
Righthaven, the company that turned copyright lawsuits into a business model, had a claim dismissed by a federal court in...
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YouTube Launches School For Copyright Violators
YouTube has introduced a new campaign aimed at educating users about copyright violations. If the company receives a copyright notification concerning a video a user uploaded, t...
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Copying an Entire Article Without Permission – OK in Some Cases?
Last month, we asked whether full article-copying could be ruled as fair use. We...
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