Copyright Troll Righthaven Who Sued DU Goes on Life Support-Laying off workers

[RamboLiberal]

The great experiment in copyright trolling that is Righthaven appears to be nearing an end.

Righthaven, which was founded more than a year ago to monetize print news content through copyright infringement lawsuits, has suffered a myriad of courtroom setbacks in recent months. Among them, it was sanctioned $5,000 for misleading a federal judge, ordered to pay $34,000 in opposing legal fees, and was told over and again by judges that it has no legal standing to even file the lawsuits.

With all those issues now on appeal, the litigation factory’s machinery is grinding to a halt. A review of court records shows Righthaven has not filed a new lawsuit in two months, after a flurry of about 275 lawsuits since its launch at the beginning of last year. A court filing indicates there have already been layoffs (.pdf) at Righthaven’s Las Vegas headquarters, and even some already-filed lawsuits are falling by the wayside because Righthaven isn’t serving the defendants with the paperwork.

Righthaven’s chief executive, Steve Gibson, confirmed in a telephone interview that his company has stopped filing new lawsuits, pending appellate rulings that could take months or even years to matriculate through the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/09/righthaven-on-life-support/

Kudos to DU and EFF for taking out the bastards!

:nopity: :rofl: :bounce:

[Ian David]

1. ...

[xchrom]

2. recommend

[Initech]

3. D'oh!!!

[FSogol]

4. Haw-haw!

:rofl:

[gkhouston]

5. Snort. And how many of us said it was a mistake to fuck with DU? n/t

[RamboLiberal]

8. And remember RimJob at Free Republic threw up the white flag & paid

[FreakinDJ]

11. Haw Haw - stupid freeper in cheif

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. Maybe Rimjob was impressed with the fancy office, vest and head-set.

[DissedByBush]

23. Supposedly for freedom

But doesn't have the balls to defend it himself.

[gkhouston]

29. That wasn't a flag. He was airing his tighty-whities. n/t

[KamaAina]

6. And a nation weeps.

:cry:

:sarcasm:

[NBachers]

25. AAaaaaaah that's great! Good for you- Best laugh in days

I guess I'm just giddy with gloat-glee

[progressoid]

7. Bwaaaahahahaha!

[FBaggins]

9. Dear Righthaven - Cease and desist!

As you are aware (or should be aware), we own exclusive rights to laying off employees. While local and federal governments are immune to lawsuits related to these patents, you are not. If you do not cease this action we will be forced to sue you for damages.

Signed,

Corporate America.

[Broderick]

10. BEST NEWS OF THE DAY

That can't die fast enough.

[LeighAnn]

36. Fired by the Denver Post

They're declining to renew their "contract"

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18846816

[Scurrilous]

12. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Cirque du So-What]

13. In the realm of 'corporate personhood'

it's surprising the courts haven't already pronounced a 'death sentence' upon this poor excuse for a business already.

[Supersedeas]

22. involuntary bankruptcy is an option for their creditors

[Octafish]

15. Too bad. So sad. Bye-bye!

[Rex]

16. A thread I can get behind!

FUCK YA! Righthaven needs to go the way of all garbage corporations - right into the dumpster. I hope they all end up eating trash for lunch.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Oh my...should I cry?

:rofl:

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. alls I can say is.....

[trumad]

19. DU took them out!!!

Put their fucking foot on it'sneck and choked the living fucking daylights out of them.

[gratuitous]

20. Now, now, is all this grave-dancing sensible?

What will happen if Righthaven folds? Who will protect media outlets from having their stuff linked to? It will be mass anarchy! Dishevelment of biblical proportions! Where are the defenders of the sacred First Amendment right to make a buck off of someone else's copyright? Where are those stalwarts of corporate expression, the Republicans? Can't the Koch brothers pony up a measly couple million to keep Steve Gibson going? Weep for the nation. Weep!

[LongTomH]

45. You forgot to mention: "Dogs and cats living together!"

:rofl:

[Chimichurri]

21. Crazy Ira and

The Douche

[NBachers]

26. Grab yer balls and hold on tight, dude- you're going down big time!

You smug piece of inflated shit

[MannyGoldstein]

24. Now if only elected Dems fought the crazies like DU fought the crazies...

It would have the same result.

Congrats to DU!

[pinboy3niner]

27. Alerting--no gravedancing threads bwahahahahahahaha

:rofl:

[lonestarnot]

28. Did we get our attorney fees out of them first?

[Iggo]

31. Somebody did.

Story says 34k.

[lonestarnot]

47. Excellent!

[SoapBox]

30. K & R

[Lunabelle]

32. Sorry people got laid off.

But they probably didn't have benefits anyway.

[tcaudilllg]

33. Fighting progress = eternal failure

Back in your coffin, Drac!

[chill_wind]

34. Very gratifying to hear.

K & R.

[caseymoz]

35. Congratulations DU

An increasingly rare case of real-world Good vs. Evil where good won. Now if only this sanity could be spread to patent cases.

[suffragette]

37. Good to hear!

K&R

[autorank]

38. k*r Right on DU and EFF!!!!!!!!!! There is a doG

May they suffer the indignities and deprivations they initiated with full knowledge that their operation was a scam,
pure and simple.

AMF RightHaven
We hardly knew ye, and we're better for it.

[Sherman A1]

39. Most wounds are

self inflicted.

[NewJeffCT]

40. He's probably got a future as a Fox News correspondent

or something

[PeaceNikki]

41. NPR's "On the Media" explained how DU almost single-handedly did this

Audio: http://www.onthemedia.org/2011/jul/15/continuing-woes-righthaven/

Transcript: http://www.onthemedia.org/2011/jul/15/continuing-woes-righthaven/transcript/

[Botany]

42. DU Party @ Skinner's Chesapeake Bay House all are invited

So the courts don't like a company whose business model is based on trying to sue people? :rofl:

[TygrBright]

43. Sheeesh... warn a person about clicking on that link, already... EYEBLEACH! Please!!

What kind of schmuck wears a pink tie and black pin-stripe vest with KHAKIS?

Shoulda been a giveaway right from the start.

amusedly,
Bright

[sasha031]

44. LOL ,thats brilliant

:bounce: :applause:

[LongTomH]

46. I'll drink to that!

:toast: :beer: :toast: :party:

Have one on me!