Righthaven Loses Again

Hugh Pickens writes "Righthaven, the Las Vegas copyright troll, won't be collecting any damages from a man it once branded as a copyright infringer but instead must pay the man's legal fees of $34,045. US District Judge Philip Pro awarded the fees in the case of Kentucky message board poster Wayne Hoehn, finding that Righthaven didn't have standing to sue him due to the Review-Journal maintaining control of the column [and that] Hoehn was protected by the fair use doctrine. This is the second attorney's fee award against Righthaven. These are likely just the tip of the iceberg, with prevailing defendant Thomas DiBiase asking for $199,250 while the Democratic Underground will likely seek a fee award of many hundreds of thousands of dollars after Righthaven was dismissed from that suit for lack of standing. The bottom line for Righthaven is that so far it has not won a single lawsuit of 275 filed since 2010."

Comments

0 for 275?

[WrongSizeGlass]

The bottom line for Righthaven is that so far it has not won a single lawsuit of 275 filed since 2010.

But how many smaller blogs, websites, etc have settled because they couldn't afford it if they fought back and didn't win?

Re:0 for 275?

[Microlith]

No, we don't need companies battling things out in court. We need to change the laws so that routes for scams like this are eliminated wholesale.

Re:0 for 275?

[stms]

There's that and there's that fact that we need to make it so winning in a courtroom isn't just about how much money you can spend on lawyers.

Re:0 for 275?

[Dthief]

so not only will the person who payed more win, now the loser is doubly f**ked into paying a huge fee for the winning lawyers

Re:Best part

[John Bresnahan]

There is a point beyond which it should be grounds for disbarment.

I suspect this goes beyond that point.