In the meantime, U.S. District Judge James Mahan has ordered Righthaven to show cause why another of its lawsuits shouldn't be dismissed on fair use grounds.See: Article in full
That case involves the Center for Intercultural Organizing of Portland, Ore., which was sued by Righthaven in August after an entire 33-paragraph Review-Journal story about Las Vegas immigrants from June 28 was posted on the center's website, crediting the Review-Journal.
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Mahan didn't elaborate in his show cause order on the fair use issue, and Righthaven hasn't yet responded to the order.
The order came as a surprise as it was Mahan, not the defendant, who directly raised the fair use issue.
Righthaven LLC -- a bottom feeding legal outfit -- has teamed up with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Denver Post to sue mom and pop websites, advocacy and public interest groups and forum board operators for copyright infringement. The strategy of Righthaven is to sue thousands of these website owners, who are primarily unfunded and will be forced to settle out of court.
 | To date Righthaven has been ordered to pay $323,138 in legal fees and sanctions. |  |
Monday, November 22, 2010
Judge Raises Fair Use Issue Unprompted by Defendant, Center for Intercultural Organizing
Judge to Righthaven: Show Why Lawsuit Shouldn’t Be Dismissed
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