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June 19, 2013

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Commentary: Is Righthaven about to get some payback?

Did Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC play a federal judge last year? And is it now payback time for the judge? That’s the question raised in two orders issued last week.

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After Righthaven defies judge, observers question company’s motives

Some Righthaven LLC watchers are wondering if the Las Vegas company is plotting to have the judge handling all of its Colorado copyright lawsuits disqualified from presiding over those cases.

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Commentary: Righthaven suit continues to backfire, new suits filed

Righthaven LLC’s lawsuit against journalist Eriq Gardner backfired in more ways than one.

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Report on AP corrected, new Righthaven suits filed

Here’s an update to yesterday’s blog about The Associated Press launching a news licensing/royalty venture.

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Report: AP to proceed in licensing content without Righthaven

A column today on the Corporate Counsel/law.com website suggests The Associated Press is beefing up efforts for news creators to be paid for their work — but in doing so won’t be working with Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC.

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Three Righthaven copyright suits closed, one opened

For Las Vegas copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC, today’s news so far is pretty much the same story as Tuesday: A new lawsuit has been filed, while two more lawsuits were dismissed after Righthaven failed to show the defendants were served.

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PR problem widens for Righthaven with N.C. blogger’s demand for attorney’s fees

Righthaven LLC copyright infringement lawsuit defendant Brian D. Hill’s attorneys filed a 56-page motion for dismissal on Monday — and as a kicker asked the court to require Righthaven to pay their fees as a penalty.

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Two Righthaven suits dismissed for lack of service, new suit filed

Neither adverse publicity nor unfavorable court rulings are deterring copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas from filing new lawsuits. On Monday, it filed at least its 251st lawsuit.

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Righthaven lawsuits backfire, reduce protections for newspapers

One year ago, U.S. newspapers and broadcasters could feel confident they controlled the news content they created. It was understood that competing and special-interest websites couldn’t appropriate that content and post it without authorization.

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UNLV’s tourney matchup brings Nevada added attention in Chicago area

It appears the Nevada Development Authority’s timing couldn’t have been better Friday in launching a recruiting drive targeting Chicago-area businesses.

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