Copyright infringement. They are suing anyone who posted even part of a Las Vegas Journal Review article on their blog or website.
They are going after commercial blogs as well as non-commercial blogspot family blogs.
Essentially, the Las Vegas Journal Review hired them to sue anyone and everyone who ever posted any bit of their content without permission. It’s very much like the RIAA lawsuits.
It most likely violates the law, since the DMCA requires that copyright holders give the violator a takedown notice before they take any legal action.
“It most likely violates the law, since the DMCA requires that copyright holders give the violator a takedown notice before they take any legal action.”
Except that the DMCA ruling required the website to first post a notice with an address for their agent of service for such requests. Any website that didn’t do so loses their protection under DMCA.
Jim put up his notice two weeks ago. Word on the street is most websites, including FR, are not going to fight and are negotiating a settlement since the violations are clear and they didn’t avail themselves of the protections brought by the DMCA ruling.
I thought Righthaven has sued for other entities as well, although LVRJ is their main copyright client.