Righthaven Copyright Auction Re-Launched Today; Scant Interest in First Auction

UPDATE 05/07/12: Apparently, there were no bidders in the second eBay auction either. The latest auction ended Saturday. In an article published Monday by VEGAS INC, attorney Marc Randazza, whose firm is trying to recover legal fees after defeating a Righthaven lawsuit on behalf of a client, said: "It would seem that everything that Righthaven and its parade of idiots touch turns to garbage."

05/03/12:
It seems when (and if) they start to auction off the real "memorable" items, such as the RJ story of the bird sanctuary catching fire, there might be more interest in these auctions. The May 2nd VEGAS INC article, Scant interest so far in acution of Righthaven copyrights, goes into more details.

Righthaven copyright auctions to re-launch today 
Incline Village, NV, USA – May 03, 2012
Seventeen Righthaven copyrights are being auctioned off on eBay starting 8:00 a.m. PDT today and ending at approximately 8:00 p.m. PDT on Saturday May 5, 2012. This is the third auction of Righthaven property to satisfy court judgments against the Las Vegas company. The RIGHTHAVEN service mark was sold for $1025.00 in an auction that closed this morning. The auctions are being conducted by the court-appointed receiver for Righthaven, Lara Pearson, Esq., operating under the eBay seller name courtappointedreceiver. The auction listings are as follows:

• Ebony Princess #3
• Browns Damn right I'm backing Cleveland 11-14-10
• UTAH The pointspread took a big plunge on Tuesday 12-22-10
• Ebony Amateurs Vegas Edition #10
• Rockets 11-10-10
• OREGON Let's go over some undisputed facts. 01-10-11
• Ravens If you haven't heard it by now 11-11-10
• Analysis Thank Ohio University for this play 11-17-10
• Over the total Michigan is going to score points 11-13-10
• Hawks 11-10-10
• Tonight's top play 01-15-11
• Temple How can a team 11-16-10
• Ravens These two very good teams meet 11-11-10
• ROCKETS (plus the points and money-line) 7-0 That's the Rockets'...
• Suns Absolutely ridiculous pointspread 11-17-10
• TENNESSEE How do you lay points 01-05-11
• RAVENS 80-116. You know what that is? 01-09-11

Judge Orders Righthaven to Forfeit 'All' Copyrights; New Auction Coming Soon

Judge Orders Failed Copyright Troll to Forfeit ‘All’ Copyrights

Righthaven, a copyright-troll law firm that failed in its attempt to make money for newspapers by suing readers for sharing stories online, was dealt a death blow Tuesday by a federal judge who ordered the Las Vegas company to forfeit “all of” its intellectual property and other “intangible property” to settle its debts.

The ruling involves prevailing defendant Wayne Hoehn, represented by Randazza Legal Group. In December, the legal group auctioned off Righthaven's domain name in hopes of raising money to help satisfy the legal bills Righthaven owes Hoehn. This same group will auction off the 278 surrendered copyrights. Attorney Marc Randazza responded to the irony of this: "Perhaps those who buy the copyrights could issue DMCA notices to the Review-Journal stopping them from redistributing them?"

See: Wired article in full | View: Order Transferring Intellectual Property

Righthaven's Domain Name Sells for Just $3,300; It is a Bad Economy After All

Domain Name Used by “Copyright Troll” Auctioned Off for $3,300

Righthaven.com, the domain name that once belonged to the scourge of the internet, has sold in a public auction at SnapNames for $3,300.
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The domain was bid up to $1,850 with 10 days to go, so I’m not sure if the final price is that spectacular. Righthaven owes at least $63,000.

See: Domain Name Wire article in full

The final auction price appears pretty low indeed. Then again, the name has been so "wholly" beaten on, it could hardly be used for a successful commercial venture, certainly not an Internet based one.

If you are the buyer, contact Boing Boing!

Tick Tock, Gibson is Due in Court Today; Tick Tock, The Auction Counts Down

UPDATE: We heard through the grapevine later this evening that neither Gibson or his wife appeared in court today. The latest VEGAS INC article contains more information, including some words from one of the attorneys defending Wayne Hoehn, J. Malcolm DeVoy IV, of Randazza Legal Group. "You’d think members of the bar -- who are officers of the court -- would give the orders of the court greater weight," said DeVoy. The debtor's examination has been rescheduled for Monday morning.

It was noted in a December blog post that U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Johnston ordered Steve Gibson and his wife Raisha "Drizzle" Gibson to appear in court on January 5, 2012 to provide testimony under oath about the location of Righthaven's assets. Today is January the 5th and we are waiting on word of today's outcome.

Domain Name Auction is Over Tomorrow

In a separate blog post, it was noted that Righthaven's domain name auction (righthaven.com) was slated to run through tomorrow, January 6th at 2:15pm CST. Currently, the bid continues to sit at $1,900. The sale of the domain name hopes to raise money to cover part of the $60,000+ in legal fees owed to defendant Wayne Hoehn.

Righthaven's Domain Name Auction is Under Way at SnapNames.com -- Start Bidding Now!

UPDATE 12/28/11: As of very early in the morning Wednesday, the auction price is up to nearly $2,000. Come on folks, don't save your cash for the Bluetooth headset (We have dubs on that item!).

12/26/11
The auction of Righthaven's domain name is currently under way at SnapNames.com (See: Listing). As of Monday 11:35pm CST, the current bid is $1,050. The bidding will continue through January 6th at 2:15 p.m. CST. The sale of Righthaven's domain name hopes to raise money to cover part of the $60,000+ in legal fees owed to Wayne Hoehn after defeating Righthaven in federal court.

Righthaven domain name <righthaven.com>  auction began today
Incline Village, NV, USA – December 26, 2011
The Righthaven Domain Name auction began today (Monday, December 26, 2011) and will end at 3:15 p.m. EST on Friday, January 6, 2012. This is the first auction of Righthaven property to satisfy court judgments against the Las Vegas company. The auction is being conducted online at Snapnames® on behalf of the court-appointed receiver for Righthaven, Lara Pearson, Esq., of Rimon Law Group. The auction is being held at:
www.snapnames.com/store/extended.action?ig=986

Lara Pearson, Esq.
Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer
Rimon, P.C.
PMB 405
774 Mays Blvd., No. 10
Incline Village, NV 89451
(775).833.1600
Receiver --at-- rimonlaw.com

See: Related VEGAS INC article

Righthaven's Domain Name Resolves to GoDaddy; WhoIs Shows New Information

UPDATE: A new article by VEGAS INC helps clarify the the WhoIs information. The Registrant is the court appointed receiver, attorney Lara Pearson of the Rimon Law Group. Pearson hopes to have the domain name up for auction before Christmas. So, what would a buyer do with this domain? 

One outside attorney representing Righthaven, Shawn Mangano, apparently didn't place much stock in his recent "emergency" appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block the auction of its copyrights. (See: Righthaven.com) The auction of Righthaven's intellectual property grows near.

WhoIs Registrant Information
Registrant:
Rimon, PC
220 Sansome Street
Suite 310
San Francisco, California 94104
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, LLC (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: RIGHTHAVEN.COM
Created on: 26-Oct-09
Expires on: 26-Oct-16
Last Updated on: 21-Dec-11

Administrative Contact:
C.O. Randazza Legal Group, Rimon, PC jmd@randazza.com
Rimon, PC
220 Sansome Street
Suite 310
San Francisco, California 94104
United States
+1.8009307271 Fax --

Technical Contact:
C.O. Randazza Legal Group, Rimon, PC jmd@randazza.com
Rimon, PC
220 Sansome Street
Suite 310
San Francisco, California 94104
United States
+1.8009307271 Fax --

Righthaven Refuses to Turn Over its Copyrights to Court-Appointed Receiver for Auction

UPDATE 12/20/11: As expected, Righthaven filed an emergency appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today to block the auction of its copyrights. Also as expected, the filing threw a few more burning trees into the bonfire raging between Righthaven and attorneys representing Wayne Hoehn, who seek $63,720 for his legal expenses after defeating Righthaven's copyright infringement case.

12/19/11
Court Asked to Step in After Righthaven Refuses to Comply with Auction

After Righthaven didn't comply by the close of business Monday, the deadline for compliance, Hoehn’s attorneys at Randazza Legal Group filed a new motion for a “writ of body attachment” asking that Righthaven CEO Steven Gibson and his wife, Raisha “Drizzle” Gibson, a Righthaven officer, be forced to appear in court by U.S. Marshals so they can execute the copyright transfers to the receiver at the threat of being held in contempt of court.

The new motion by Hoehn's attorneys reminds Righthaven:

Hoehn’s request for a writ of body attachment should come as no surprise to Righthaven, as it was specifically requested as a condition of non-compliance in the Defendant’s Motion (Doc. # 62 at 9). Also known as a writ of civil commitment or civil arrest, a writ of body attachment commands the U.S. Marshals to apprehend the people the Court wishes to bring before them in civil cases. Once executed, the U.S. Marshals will present the apprehended parties to the Court.

Also, on Friday, an attorney for Righthaven, Shawn Mangano, failed to appear during a telephone hearing for a case involving defendant Leland Wolf in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The two attorneys representing the defendant, Andrew Contiguglia in Denver and Marc Randazza in Las Vegas, did appear for the telephone hearing and were not pleased by Mangano's absence.

See: Defendant's Motion For Writ of Body Attachment
See: Declaration in Support of Motion for Writ of Body Attachment
See: VEGAS INC article in full

Attorneys Ask for Public Auction of Righthaven's Assets: Going Once, Going Twice -- SOLD!

Attorneys Seek to Auction Righthaven Copyrights

Attorneys fighting Las Vegas copyright company Righthaven LLC asked for a court order Monday to have Righthaven’s assets auctioned off — notably including the very copyrights Righthaven sues over.
Attorneys at Randazza Legal Group in Las Vegas represent Wayne Hoehn, who was sued for copyright infringement by Righthaven but defeated Righthaven in court when the lawsuit was thrown out.

See: VEGAS INC article in full

Think auctioning off a "variety of assets" including the infamous Bluetooth headset worn by Gibson!