EFF Releases Important Commentary About Friday's Crucial Discoveries

Why Righthaven’s Copyright Assignment Is A Sham – And Why It Matters
Commentary by Kurt Opsahl

For several weeks EFF and co-counsel Fenwick & West have been trying to persuade a federal district court to unseal a critical document Stephens Media produced in Righthaven v. Democratic Underground. The document, the Strategic Alliance Agreement between Righthaven and Stephens Media (publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal), and our accompanying supplemental brief were unsealed on Friday.

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More Bad News for Righthaven: Domain Name Claim Dismissed in DiBiase Case
Legal Analysis by Corynne McSherry

Nevada federal judge Roger Hunt was busy last week. In addition to his widely reported decision in Righthaven v. Democratic Underground to unseal Righthaven LLC’s business agreement with publisher Stephen Media – an agreement that shows Righthaven's claim of copyright ownership is a sham – Judge Hunt also granted Tad DiBiase’s motion to dismiss Righthaven’s request to seize his domain name. As the judge noted, there simply is no legal basis for Righthaven’s threat to seize domain names as a remedy for copyright infringment.

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Since Friday, two Righthaven victims have filed for dismissals. Many more may be following suit. For examples of these dismissal filings, please click here.