Righthaven Ignores Ruling, Continues To Demand Domain Transfer

We’ve already said this but Righthaven’s/Las Vegas Review-Journal’s revenue strategy couched as a principled stand for copyright is not long for this world.

Last week, on the same day that a judge ordered the unsealing of the contract between Righthaven and R-J publisher Stephens Media, the same judge in a separate case ruled that Righthaven’s tactic of demanding an alleged copyright infringer turn over his or her domain is unacceptable.

“There simply is no legal basis for Righthaven’s threat to seize domain names as a remedy for copyright infringement,” the judge said (and the EFF paraphrased).

But! Righthaven filed another lawsuit just yesterday, paidContent says,

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