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Righthaven LLC v. Farnham [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 09:36

Summary

Threat Type: 

Lawsuit

Date: 

04/14/2010

Status: 

Pending

Location: 

Nevada

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Copyright Infringement
Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Matt... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Matt Farnham; Omnia Alliance LLC

Type of Party: 

Organization

Type of Party: 

Individual
Organization

Location of Party: 

  • Nevada

Location of Party: 

  • Utah
  • Nevada

Legal Counsel: 

Steven A. Gibson, Jodi Donetta Lowry, J. Charles Coons
Description

Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement [2] lawsuit against Matt Farnham, a real estate agent, and Omnia Alliance LLC, the operator of Inside Real Estate [3], a website that describes itself as an "advanced tool for both real estate agents and home buyers and sellers on the web."

The complaint [4], which Righthaven filed in federal court in Nevada, alleges that Inside Real Estate displayed a "substantial portion" of two Review-Journal articles without permission.

Related Links: 

  • Online Media Daily: Newspaper Enlists Startup To Police Web For Copyright Violations [5]
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

Inside Real
Estate
[3]

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Website

Subject Area: 

  • Copyright
  • Aggregation
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • Nevada

Source of Law: 

  • United States

Court Name: 

United States District Court for the District of Nevada

Court Type: 

Federal

Case Number: 

2:10-cv-0539

Relevant Documents: 

PDF icon 2010-04-14-Righthaven v. Farnham.pdf [6]
PDF icon 2010-04-14-Exhibits to Righthaven Complaint.pdf [7]
CMLP Information (Private)

Priority: 

1-High

CMLP Notes: 

Wendy Davis is going to write about this on MediaPost

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Source URL (modified on 08/20/2014 - 11:11pm): https://www.dmlp.org/threats/righthaven-llc-v-farnham

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/righthaven-llc-v-farnham
[2] https://www.dmlp.org/glossary/8/letterc#term267
[3] http://inside-real-estate.com/
[4] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2010-04-14-Righthaven%20v.%20Farnham.pdf
[5] http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=126721
[6] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2010-04-14-Righthaven%20v.%20Farnham.pdf
[7] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2010-04-14-Exhibits%20to%20Righthaven%20Complaint.pdf