"...On July 21st, The Armed Citizen received an indirect and informal notice of a lawsuit against this website and its owners, David Burnett and Clayton Cramer.
The suit, reportedly filed in US District Court on July 20th, alleges that The Armed Citizen and its owners “willfully copied” and infringed on original source content from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
According to news reports, Righthaven LLC has filed lawsuits against no less than 80 other political websites and individual blogs for “infringement.”
Righthaven has offered no prior contact, cease-and-desist warnings or any attempt at good-faith resolution whatsoever.
Other defendants include FreeRepublic.com, the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and the Democrat National Committee of Nevada..."
The suit, reportedly filed in US District Court on July 20th, alleges that The Armed Citizen and its owners “willfully copied” and infringed on original source content from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
According to news reports, Righthaven LLC has filed lawsuits against no less than 80 other political websites and individual blogs for “infringement.”
Righthaven has offered no prior contact, cease-and-desist warnings or any attempt at good-faith resolution whatsoever.
Other defendants include FreeRepublic.com, the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and the Democrat National Committee of Nevada..."
Read it all here: BREAKING: “The Armed Citizen” Closes – Site Named in Infringement Suit :The Armed Citizen ... follow the links and shoot them a few bucks, folks.
We don't know who's going to be next, but we do know the Dark Lord is laughing behind the curtains. None of us is immune to whatever pretext he can devise to shut down the opposition, for whatever imagined slight.
On a happier note- Chief Instructor is having a contest. Go visit and see how to get your cute bunns involved- you could win some trinkets... Accept The Challenge
Lots of shooting going on lately and work is coming along nicely on a pet project- I've been getting excited over the Bucket List and having a blast. You do have ammo and beans, don't you? Keep stocking- don't be letting the fun summer sun redirect your plans.
Bless God, God bless.
Shy III
I sent a ten spot their way. Not much, but the best I can do right now. We're all gonna be targets eventually...
ReplyDeleteThis Righthaven, LLC is pretty, uhm, interesting.
ReplyDeletehttp://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2010/07/stephens-media-llc-righthaven-llc-and.html
The head attorney discovered that the Copyright laws have an automatic Attorney Fee provision. He makes money even if he loses. He's just like the bottom-feeding ADA lawyers who slam businesses because their handicapped space is a quarter of an inch too narrow.
He doesn't care about your politics. He cares if you have deep pockets.
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Thanks for the plug for our contest. Are you sticking with your Slim Jim plan? ;-)
TONA The Original 13th Amendment. Lawyers would loose their citizenship and the ability to serve in government.
ReplyDeleteAnyone wonder why it was left out of the Constitution after the needed states voted for ratification?