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Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 01:40 AM Dec 2011

Court asked to step in after Righthaven refuses to comply with auction

Source: Vegas Inc (Las Vegas Sun)

Copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas is refusing to turn its copyrights over to a court-appointed receiver so they can be auctioned — causing attorneys Monday to seek an order enforcing the auction plan.

Righthaven last week was ordered to surrender its intellectual property by Monday so it could be auctioned for the benefit of creditor Wayne Hoehn, who defeated Righthaven in one of its copyright infringement lawsuits.

... After Righthaven didn't comply by the close of business Monday, the deadline for compliance, Hoehn’s attorneys at Randazza Legal Group filed a new motion for a “writ of body attachment” asking that Righthaven CEO Steven Gibson and his wife, Raisha “Drizzle” Gibson, a Righthaven officer, be forced to appear in court by U.S. Marshals so they can execute the copyright transfers to the receiver at the threat of being held in contempt of court.

... "No new appeal has been filed with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, no new motion practice has been initiated there and Righthaven has not filed any petition for bankruptcy. Righthaven has made no explanation to the defendant — nor to the court — for its failure to comply with the Dec. 12 order," Monday’s filing by Hoehn's attorneys at Randazza Legal Group said.

Read more: http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/dec/19/court-asked-step-after-righthaven-refuses-comply-a

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Court asked to step in after Righthaven refuses to comply with auction (Original Post) Newsjock Dec 2011 OP
Are they even in Nevada at this time? They could have fled the country. freshwest Dec 2011 #1
They should never be permitted to work in the US again SixthSense Dec 2011 #2
"Drizzle"? trumad Dec 2011 #3
At this point, IMO... Hepburn Dec 2011 #4

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
1. Are they even in Nevada at this time? They could have fled the country.
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 02:09 AM
Dec 2011

Will the new IP laws coming into effect provide them grounds for not answering the court?

 

SixthSense

(829 posts)
2. They should never be permitted to work in the US again
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 07:33 AM
Dec 2011

- not by law, but by social pressure. Anyone who hires these crooks should get a thousand people picketing on their curb and a hundred thousand letters of protest.

Personally, I hope the Gibsons physically resist and get ventilated.

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