The copyright litigation factory known as Righthaven has been exposed as making what the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Monday were bogus claims to judges that it . Las Vegas company Righthaven begun suing hundreds of bloggers last year for reposting pictures and stories previously published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, owned by Stephens Media. In its lawsuits, Righthaven claims it was assigned ownership of the copyright by the newspaper. Dozens of cases brought by Righthaven on these grounds have settled out of court for a few thousand dollars each. But the EFF The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . Righthaven's contentious copyright claims against online authors faced scrutiny from the EFF, highlighting their ongoing aggressive legal tactics in disputes. Copyright Claims, EFF Response, Blogger Lawsuits, Legal Tactics, Digital Rights. . Anthony Pell
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