Problems pile up for Righthaven with new ruling (in favor of DU)

[Newsjock]

Source: Vegas Inc (Las Vegas Sun)

Legal problems are snowballing for Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC, with a judge on Wednesday entering yet another judgment against the firm.

In Righthaven’s 2010 lawsuit against the Democratic Underground political website, U.S. District Judge Roger Hunt in Las Vegas granted a motion by the Democratic Underground that final judgment be entered against Righthaven.

... Significantly, Hunt found Wednesday that his ruling from June dismissing Righthaven from its own lawsuit for lack of standing “was a dismissal on the merits” and Righthaven’s dismissal from the suit was with prejudice.

... The language in Hunt’s order Wednesday means the Democratic Underground can petition the court for an award of its attorney’s fees, which are likely to run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, given that the case was extensively litigated.


Read more: http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/mar/07/problems-pile-righthaven-new-ruling/

[mdmc]

1. good for skinner and all us

[Wait Wut]

2. Rec...

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+1!!!!!!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

3. K&R!

Excellent news!

[Occulus]

4. HA!

We certainly bit them in the ass, didn't we?

[lonestarnot]

5. hE he he! Wonder how many hungry people we can feed with dat?

[WhatintheWorld]

6. Boy, JIm Rob of FR must be busting a gut

He paid Righthaven a settlement.

[MrModerate]

9. Well, Jimbob's never been known as a mental giant . . .

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Or a moral giant either.

[SeattleVet]

13. They're *really* going to go nuts over there

when they find out that the judge that issued the ruling is a Clinton appointee and a Mormon!

Since the whole thing was predicated on a fraud, would they be able to try to get their settlement reversed? How many freepathons will they have to hold to raise the cash to try to get back their cash?

[mbperrin]

7. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY for our side!

And Righthaven, I'd like to be gracious.

But I can't.


HARDEHARHARHARHARHAR!

[xtraxritical]

8. Must collect those litigation awards now! eom

[tclambert]

10. Righthaven won't be able to pay.

Don't expect a check any time soon. Righthaven has lost just about all their assets, their business model collapsed, and they have about zero chance of future income.

[SemperEadem]

12. the point is to keep their noses pinned to the mat

so they can never rise up ever again.

[MADem]

11. HA ha!!

Couldn't happen to a more craven corporate entity!!

Petition away, DU!! Petition away!

[sarcasmo]

14. Like any other class action suit, will all of the members get a dollar?

[Pachamama]

15. Kick and return for the Good guy!!!

[Smilo]

16. Lesson for the day - Don't mess with the best!

[elleng]

17. GREAT to see!

Among other things, that could be worth LOTS!!!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. Hip Hip hooray!!!!

Three cheers for DU and Admins.

[DaveJ]

19. I think RH assumed easy pickings

They thought small sites would not have the ability to defend themselves, but apparently they found out that even small sites can have some very powerful entities supporting them behind the scenes.

[Brettongarcia]

20. Congratulations to DU!

Surely in fact, political speech should be one of the MOST protected kinds of speech, it would seen.

THough if you get into trouble? A "Democratic Underground" vs. "Right Haven" case, would perfectly frame the matter, for the US Supreme Court. With a name almost as good as the eponymously-named "Roe" vs. Wade case.

[liberalhistorian]

22. The case name that I always thought really framed the issue was

Loving v. Virginia.

[asfghjkyu]

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