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Copyright Troll Righthaven's Number One Supporter Caught Putting Infringing Material On His Own Blog
TechDirt ^ | 12/10/10 | Mike Masnick

Posted on 12/10/2010 12:15:24 PM PST by jimbo123

Former Las Vegas Journal Review publisher and Stephens Media CEO Sherman Frederick was the main champion behind Righthaven. Early on he was the one who explained (in bizarre, nonsensical terms) why the LVRJ was funding and supporting Righthaven, and mocked those who pointed out the ridiculousness of his position. Part of his reasoning was that putting copyright infringing content on your website or blog is absolutely no different than stealing the Corvette out of his driveway.

Even if we ignore how this is completely wrong (someone copying content doesn't remove that content from his site, and he still has the content, etc.) and grant him that premise, it seems rather odd that Frederick himself has now been caught posting infringing material to his own blog.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: copyright; copyrighttroll; righthaven

1 posted on 12/10/2010 12:15:27 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Corrupt bastard and nbc let him get away with it.


2 posted on 12/10/2010 12:18:59 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: jimbo123

Righthaven sues for control of Drudge Report Domain (INFOWAR)
Twitter @Drudgereport ^ | 12/10/2010 | Eriq Gardner
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2640814/posts

HOSTS File Blocklist of RIGHTHAVEN Clients as of Dec 5 2010
Dec 10 2010 | JerseyHighlander
Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 2:46:46 PM by JerseyHighlander
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2640808/posts


3 posted on 12/10/2010 12:19:37 PM PST by Matchett-PI ( Sarah Palin / Marco Rubio - a "can't lose" ticket for 2012..)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

ping


4 posted on 12/10/2010 12:20:17 PM PST by Keith in Iowa (FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
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To: jimbo123

Oooo. A twofer. Schadenfreude AND irony.


5 posted on 12/10/2010 12:24:22 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: Jim Robinson

WHOOPSIE!!


6 posted on 12/10/2010 12:24:47 PM PST by Lazamataz (Lowering Kristinn's IQ since May 21, 1999)
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To: Keith in Iowa

LOL...wow, now that is rich!

Thanks for the ping.


7 posted on 12/10/2010 12:31:47 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (The Tree of Liberty did not grow from an ACORN!)
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To: jimbo123
Several months ago I sent a note to RightHaven's lead lawyer about what would happen should LVJ or his own firm make a minor mistake and accidentally post somebody else's stuff without permission.

THEY WOULD GET CAUGHT EVERY SINGLE TIME, and eventually they'd be sued in a court where they'd already sued others for the same thing ~ and they'd have no defense.

Looks like it's come to pass.

The lesson is if you start doing this sort of thing you'll get a thousand fans checking on you every single day ~ and I'd still love to see their own release on that picture of the jackals ~ it's actually likely they took it themselves ~ kind of a Law Firm Alternate Reality Group Photo

8 posted on 12/10/2010 12:33:37 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: jimbo123

Not surprising. Money hungry azzholes are always hypocrites.

Not all azzholes are hypocrites but all hypocrites are azzholes. IMB


9 posted on 12/10/2010 12:35:32 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS= Obama's Mosque, taxes, painful death. Is this what you want?)
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To: jimbo123

This needs to be known.


10 posted on 12/10/2010 1:45:38 PM PST by Ptarmigan (God Hates Bunnies.)
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