Stephens Media and Righthaven Enlist Superstar Attorney to 'Fix Up the Mess'

Righthaven Engages ‘Superstar’ Attorney in Litigation Campaign

The owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and its copyright enforcement partner have enlisted one of the nation’s top copyright attorneys to help defend their litigation campaign.
Dale Cendali, a partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York, has been engaged by Stephens Media LLC, owner of the Review-Journal; and copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC, court records show.

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Billionaire Warren Stephens, has been moved to hire "bad-ass litigatrix," Dale Candali, who has represented J.K. Rowling and The Associated Press in copyright litigation, to protect his own bad-ass from a growing number of judges who are questioning the "sham" copyright assignment lawsuits.

Article Suggests AP Unlikely to Work with Righthaven

Report: AP to Proceed in Licensing Content Without Righthaven

A column today on the Corporate Counsel/law.com website suggests The Associated Press is beefing up efforts for news creators to be paid for their work -- but in doing so won't be working with Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC.
After Righthaven started suing websites over alleged infringements involving Denver Post material, observers wondered if the AP would sign up for Righthaven's copyright protection service.

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The fear of the AP, the largest news organization in the world, signing up with Righthaven is indeed warranted: William Dean Singleton, the publisher of the Denver Post and executive chairman of MediaNews Group, is also the chairman of the AP's board of directors.