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05/07/2012

Defunct copyright troll Righthaven seeks resurrection

Defunct copyright troll Righthaven seeks resurrection:

Copyright troll Righthaven, which famously went defunct last year after an epic failure in trying to make money for newspapers by suing sites that reposted even parts of news stories, is seeking a second life.
Righthaven’s former chief executive wants a judge to resurrect the firm in order to appeal a court decision that found it was not infringement for an individual, who had no profit motive, to repost an entire story online.
The copyright dispute is one of great importance in today’s digital world: whether reposting an entire article, without permission, can amount to fair use of that work.
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  1. Resurrect the firm in order to appeal a court decision that found it was not infringement for an individual, who had no profit motive, to repost an entire story online.

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