Righthaven ?chilling effect? prompts nonprofit to adjust
By Steve Green (contact)
Monday
20 June 2011
2:01 a.m.
Depending on one?s point of view, Las Vegas copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC has either succeeded in deterring infringements of newspaper industry content ? or its no-warning lawsuits have unfairly spread fear throughout the Internet.
In talking to Sharon Sanders, both of those viewpoints are validated.
In dismissing a Righthaven copyright infringement lawsuit on fair use grounds in April, a federal judge in Las Vegas found Righthaven?s litigation strategy ? now involving 274 lawsuits ? ?has a chilling effect? on the fair use by others of content Righthaven claims to own.
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By Steve Green (contact)
Monday
20 June 2011
2:01 a.m.
Depending on one?s point of view, Las Vegas copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC has either succeeded in deterring infringements of newspaper industry content ? or its no-warning lawsuits have unfairly spread fear throughout the Internet.
In talking to Sharon Sanders, both of those viewpoints are validated.
In dismissing a Righthaven copyright infringement lawsuit on fair use grounds in April, a federal judge in Las Vegas found Righthaven?s litigation strategy ? now involving 274 lawsuits ? ?has a chilling effect? on the fair use by others of content Righthaven claims to own.
more.....
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