TrustAndObey Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 For those who may be or will be starting a blog, a forum, or another website, it's good to be aware of this... Seems a loophole exists currently where you can be sued for infringement irregardless of rules,notices, and such, if someone posts copyright material on your site. That is, unless you pay $105 to file an agent of takedown record with the government. -------------------------------------------------------------------- A federal judge in Colorado has stayed proceedings in 35 pending lawsuits in that state brought by Righthaven against alleged copyright violators. The Las Vegas, Nevada-based company has built a reputation for itself by using a loophole in copyright law to sue blogs for copyright infringement when they post excerpts of previously published material. Righthaven says it is suing on behalf of the copyright holders. The judge says that before allowing the cases to proceed, he wants to be sure that Righthaven has the legal standing to bring the lawsuits. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/judge-halts-every-righthaven-case-in-colorado.ars http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/05/righthaven-brouhaha/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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