Posted on 12/12/2011 5:24:49 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas faced more problems Monday after a federal judge granted a defendant’s motion that Righthaven be placed under control of a receiver and that its copyrights be auctioned off, giving it nothing to sue or appeal over.
U.S. District Judge Philip Pro granted the motion made by attorneys for defendant Wayne Hoehn, who said a receiver was needed to run the company and that its assets should be auctioned.
That was after Righthaven failed to pay their attorney’s fees and U.S. Marshals were unable to round up enough Righthaven assets to cover their fees totaling more than $63,000.
Pro noted in his one-page order that Righthaven hadn’t responded to the Nov. 14 receiver and copyright auction request.
A request for comment was placed with Righthaven.
A U.S. magistrate judge on Monday also ordered that Righthaven CEO Steven Gibson and his wife, Raisha “Drizzle” Gibson, appear in court on Jan. 5 “and provide testimony under oath concerning the location of Righthaven’s assets.”
Righthaven in past has typically responded to such threats to its survival with appeals or threats to file for bankruptcy. If Righthaven doesn’t appeal or file for bankruptcy, it could see appeals pending before the 9th and 10th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals evaporate because others could buy its copyrights, giving Righthaven nothing to sue and appeal over.
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Good to see these bottom feeding scum get their due.
He calls his wife Drizzle? You’re kidding.
What goes around comes around! I LOVE IT!
Woo-Freepin’-Hoo!!!
It’s too bad that these SOBs will not be staring at concrete walls for the rest of their miserable lives.
Doubt that I’ll bid on any of them, but if I do, I’ll give FR a free license to any I get.
Interesting you don't know about this story, given you signed up in 2000. Best do a search on the name 'Righthaven' to do the necessary back-reading.
It's too involved to explain here, but these pukes tried to take down FR and JimRob with bogus lawsuits and copyright threats.
Not so long as rope remains unstretched.
But justice is rare, much too rare.
Jim is probably feeling some justified schadenfreude over righthaven’s predicament.
Can they auction off rights to pelt these crooks with eggs and tomatoes?
Hard boiled and frozen.
Hard boiled and frozen.
Hard boiled and frozen.
AAARRG first time multiple posts.... sorry!
Great!
screw their attorney
We may not get our money back but I’m happy to see that this scumbucket is going down in flames!
I agree—but that’s a lot of money down the drain for us.........
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