Righthaven LLC v. Jama

STATUS: Summary judgment granted for defendant on April 22, 2011

D. Nev.: Righthaven Suffers Blow in Copyright Crusade

Courthouse News Service
A federal judge blasted Righthaven's copyright-collection business model in a ruling that says an Oregon nonprofit was justified through fair use to post an article by the Las Vegas Review Journal. "[Righthaven's] litigation strategy has a chilling effect on potential fair uses of Righthaven-owned articles, diminishes public access to the facts contained therein, and does nothing to advance the Copyright Act's purpose of promoting artistic creation," U.S. District Judge James Mahan ruled Friday.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/04/25/36074.htm

--Decision: Righthaven LLC v. Jama
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/04/25/Righthaven%20loss%20Nevada.pdf