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Righthaven Loses In Colorado; Abused the Copyright Act

Posted by timothy on from the shadenfreude-goes-great-with-fresh-powder dept.

First time accepted submitter djl4570 writes "Federal Judge John Kane ruled that Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas lacked standing to file copyright infringement lawsuits in Colorado under its lawsuit contract with the Denver Post and abused the Copyright Act in doing so. Righthaven was ordered to reimburse the defendant his costs including reasonable attorneys fees."

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  1. There is no such thing.... by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    as "reasonable legal fees."

    $300.00 an hour is the bottom feeder discount price. a "good" lawyer runs well over $1200.00 an hour.

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    1. Re:There is no such thing.... by bugs2squash · · Score: 4, Funny

      I thought you were going to say that there's no such thing as a reasonable attorney.

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  2. Re:It ain't over... by Thruen · · Score: 5, Funny

    The fat lady was going to sing, but the RIAA accused her of copyright infringement and the out of court agreement bars her from singing without paying them.

  3. Re:Still no punishment. by i.r.id10t · · Score: 3

    Plain 'ol bullying is barratry.

            * Barratry, in criminal and civil law, is the act or practice of bringing repeated legal actions solely to harass. This action is a crime in some jurisdictions.

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