Righthaven hit with class-action counterclaim

[Newsjock]

Source: Vegas Inc (Las Vegas Sun)

One of the website operators accused of copyright infringement by Righthaven LLC has retaliated, hitting the Las Vegas company with a class-action counterclaim seeking to represent defendants in all 57 Righthaven cases in Colorado.

While the counterclaim mentions all 275 Righthaven lawsuits, it covers only those filed in Colorado.

It charges defendants in all the Righthaven lawsuits "are victims of extortion litigation by Righthaven, which has made such extortion litigation a part of its, if not its entire, business model."

"As a result of Righthaven’s unlawful actions, class plaintiffs and members of the proposed class were forced either to fight needless litigation or to pay Righthaven a settlement fee, which they would not have had to pay, had Righthaven engaged in legitimate business practices," charges the counterclaim, which specifically accuses Righthaven of violating Colorado’s law against unfair and deceptive trade practices.



Read more: http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/may/17/righthaven-hit-class-action-counterclaim/

[SoapBox]

1. Bravo! Bravo!

...about time.

[RamboLiberal]

2. Go get the bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!

[freshwest]

9. Yeah! X 1,000

[cosmicone]

3. It was a stupid business model to begin with and was

sure to blow up in their face at some point.

Glad it is happening sooner rather than later.

[The Doctor.]

14. And the bestest, most funnest part of all...

It was DU, Namely the badasses also known as Skinner, EarlG, and Elad (and I'm sure some lawyer-type firing squads) who were responsible for visiting their just desserts upon Righthaven.

The beginning of the end of Righthaven (huh... any clues there) can rightly be traced to their ill-fated tussle with DU.

[Hissyspit]

4. Take them down.

Righthaven and their abhorrent abuse of copyright law.

[TygrBright]

5. Good. Who wants to join me in a knees-up on THAT grave?

First we'll dance all over it, then we'll install the porta-potties atop it and start the micturition marathon.

vindictively,
Bright

[ooglymoogly]

8. Time the see what trickle down really feels like nt

[JBoy]

6. Thread needs a picture:

[freshwest]

10. Awesome. K & R.

[Javaman]

7. They really stuck their hand in a hornets nest when they started with DU...

DU showed that they can be defeated, now everyone they pissed off is out after them. LOL

[The Wizard]

11. When they're down

put a heel on their necks. Don't let them breathe.

[DirkGently]

12. The faster the court system purges itself of these guys, the better.

[Shining Jack]

13. Excellent.

:evilgrin:

[Downwinder]

15. Warms my heart.

[MinneapolisMatt]

16. Good.

Jerks.

[robcon]

17. good news

Let's home scumbag lawyers like these get burned in this case.