Las Vegas Review-Journal Sues Disabled Vet (Free Republic)

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[NormsRevenge]

Righthaven, the ambulance chaser of internet copyright enforcement. low lifes out to make a quick buck, nothing more.

[MrEdd]

[clintonh8r]

Just in case you hadn’t seen it....

[silverleaf]

bump

[Notwithstanding]

Is there a legal defense fund?
I am happy to contribute to that.

[humblegunner]

According to postings at Free Republic, the owner never received a take-down request, and if he had, would have removed the articles immediately.

Saw the post and I believe the man.

To complicate matters even further, all article pages at the Las Vegas Review-Journal include links encouraging members to share the content on social networking sites.

Absent proof they notified Jim, this case doesn't look too good for them.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I saw an article about this at another Las Vegas paper a few days ago, but didn’t want to post it as a thread since it might cause trouble: Conservative website among 3 sued over R-J copyrights http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/20/conservative-website-among-3-sued-over-r-j-copyrig/

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

OK Freepers, this is a call to arms. Let's get this Freepathon over TODAY so that full attention can be paid to the issue at hand.....

[mnehring]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2555968/posts

[pgkdan]

How can we donate to helP Jim with legal expenses?

[smokingfrog]

Ugh!

Who is this Gibson character?

[mnehring]

I’m sure closing out the FReepathon would help.
https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/

[NYer]

Is there a legal defense fund? I am happy to contribute to that.

Same here.

[smokingfrog]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2518225/posts

[TexasRepublic]

The only ones that win are the lawyers.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Sounds to me like the LVRJ doesn’t have a case - period. No takedown warning? Actively encouraging readers to share content on SN sites? Any decent judge would make the LVRJ and Righthaven split JimRob’s legal costs, AND kick another quarter’s worth of Freepathon his way as compensation for the trouble.

[mnehring]

If you look at the lists of those who are being sued (lists on Las Vegas Sun link), most are small websites and blogs. I bet they are hoping that most can’t afford a lawyer or don’t want to go through the trouble and just settle.

[TBP]

Newspapers are desperate for revenue.

[musicman]

A Freeper pointed out that you can Twitter, Facebook, Print, Email, Share and RSS feed their stuff, just don’t put it on a conservative website that Harry, Nancy, Cass and Obamassiah don’t like.