SEGMENT 1: BLOG WORLD/NEW MEDIA EXPO PREVIEW WITH GORDON FIREMARK Next week is the New Media Expo in Las Vegas (formerly known as Blog World). I’ll be presenting on Blogger legal issues, as will entertainment and media law attorney Gordon Firemark. We’ll preview the upcoming show and discuss some of the latest developments in Blog…
Yesterday, a Nevada federal judge held that Righthaven did not have standing to sue for copyright infringement, since Stevens Media could not assign only the right to sue. The judge went further, however, and noted that “Righthaven has made multiple inaccurate and likely dishonest statements to the Court” and ordered it show cause why it should…
Websites and Bloggers Targeted By Newspaper Chain; States Split on Shield Law Stevens Media, through a Nevada company known as Right haven, LLC, has filed approximately 11 copyright infringement lawsuits against bloggers and websites. Stevens Media, which owns Newspapers in 9 states including its flagship the Las Vegas Review , has assigned copyrights to some…
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