Tag: Righthaven

Righthaven Domain Now Being Auctioned
Righthaven, which is commonly referred to as a “copyright troll,” is now having its domain name RightHaven.com...
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Righthaven Ordered to Pay Huge Fine
The woes continue for Righthaven, the company designed to sue bloggers and others on the web for allegedly infringing upon the copyrights of its clients/partners. You can see o...
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Righthaven Gets Taste of Irony as Defendant Seeks Assets
The Righthaven storyline continues to get even more interesting. The company, often referred to as a "copyright troll," first...
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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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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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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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GoDaddy Takes Down Righthaven Domain
Righthaven is the subject of a bit of irony as it has had its domain taken down by registrar GoDaddy. If you go to Righthaven.com, you will see...
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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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Righthaven Files Suit Against Ars Technica Writer, Quickly Dismisses It
Eriq Gardner, a journalist who contributed this ar...
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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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