Website Owner Pushes Back Against Righthaven with Counterclaim
Choudhry added that, "Righthaven uses the threat of statutory damages, domain name seizures and attorneys fees to extract low-value settlements from defendants," and that, "Stephens Media would not have brought this action but for Righthaven’s intermeddling." Choudhry is represented by attorney Chris Ridder of Ridder, Costa & Johnstone LLP (CA) and attorney Chad Bowers (NV).
Another website owner is fighting back against newspaper copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC, counter-suing the Las Vegas firm and charging it sues first and asks questions later.See: Article in full
A motion for dismissal and a counterclaim was filed against Righthaven on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for Nevada by Azkar Choudhry and his Pak.Org website, which were sued by Righthaven on Dec. 13.
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In his counterclaim, Choudhry accused Righthaven of "champerty," or an improper arrangement where a party with no interest in a lawsuit agrees to finance and bear the expense of litigation in exchange for a portion of the proceeds.
Choudhry added that, "Righthaven uses the threat of statutory damages, domain name seizures and attorneys fees to extract low-value settlements from defendants," and that, "Stephens Media would not have brought this action but for Righthaven’s intermeddling." Choudhry is represented by attorney Chris Ridder of Ridder, Costa & Johnstone LLP (CA) and attorney Chad Bowers (NV).
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