Copyright
Righthaven Defendant Seeks Company?s IP and Bank Accounts
In another potential blow against Stephens Media Group?s copyright enforcement program, a defendant who was awarded attorney fees and court costs in a copyright infringement case involving one of Stephens? newspapers has asked the court to seize real estate, bank accounts and intellectual property rights.
Wayne Hoehn, of the madjacksports.com website, was sued for infringing the copyright to a story that appeared in Stephens? Las Vegas Review-Journal. The suit was filed against Hoehn in federal court in Las Vegas in January by Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas.
In this case and others of the more than 150 infringement suits Righthaven has filed, the defendant challenged whether Righthaven had the standing to enforce Stephens Media?s copyrights. Courts have said that because Righthaven didn?t have total control over the licensing and other uses of the content, it lacked the standing to pursue infringement actions.
U.S. District Judge Philip M. Pro granted Hoehn?s request to dismiss the case on June 20 and on Aug. 15 awarded him $34,000 in attorney fees.
In his Sept. 18 filing, Hoehn said he waited past the court deadline for Righthaven to pay the judgment and that it?s now the proper time for him to seek enforcement.
He asked that the court authorize the U.S. Marshals to execute the judgment through the seizure of ?Right haven?s bank accounts, real and personal property, and intangible intellectual propriety rights for levy, lien, auction or other treatment appropriate for satisfaction of Hoehn?s judgment.? The filing didn?t mention seeking anything from Stephens Media itself.
In a Sept. 9 filing in this case, Righthaven asked that the judgment be stayed until an appeal is completed. It warned that it could be forced into seeking the protection of bankruptcy court and then it ?would then be faced with the impossible task of trying to recapture essential intellectual property assets that were seized and liquidated during the appeals process.?
Hoehn is represented by Marc J. Randazza and J. Malcolm De Vow IV of the Randazza Legal Group of Las Vegas.
The case is Righthaven LLC v. Wayne Hoehn, 2:11-cv-00050- PMP-RJJ, U.s. District Court, District of Nevada (Las Vegas).
I hope you get your compensation....bish
Righthaven Defendant Seeks Company?s IP and Bank Accounts
In another potential blow against Stephens Media Group?s copyright enforcement program, a defendant who was awarded attorney fees and court costs in a copyright infringement case involving one of Stephens? newspapers has asked the court to seize real estate, bank accounts and intellectual property rights.
Wayne Hoehn, of the madjacksports.com website, was sued for infringing the copyright to a story that appeared in Stephens? Las Vegas Review-Journal. The suit was filed against Hoehn in federal court in Las Vegas in January by Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas.
In this case and others of the more than 150 infringement suits Righthaven has filed, the defendant challenged whether Righthaven had the standing to enforce Stephens Media?s copyrights. Courts have said that because Righthaven didn?t have total control over the licensing and other uses of the content, it lacked the standing to pursue infringement actions.
U.S. District Judge Philip M. Pro granted Hoehn?s request to dismiss the case on June 20 and on Aug. 15 awarded him $34,000 in attorney fees.
In his Sept. 18 filing, Hoehn said he waited past the court deadline for Righthaven to pay the judgment and that it?s now the proper time for him to seek enforcement.
He asked that the court authorize the U.S. Marshals to execute the judgment through the seizure of ?Right haven?s bank accounts, real and personal property, and intangible intellectual propriety rights for levy, lien, auction or other treatment appropriate for satisfaction of Hoehn?s judgment.? The filing didn?t mention seeking anything from Stephens Media itself.
In a Sept. 9 filing in this case, Righthaven asked that the judgment be stayed until an appeal is completed. It warned that it could be forced into seeking the protection of bankruptcy court and then it ?would then be faced with the impossible task of trying to recapture essential intellectual property assets that were seized and liquidated during the appeals process.?
Hoehn is represented by Marc J. Randazza and J. Malcolm De Vow IV of the Randazza Legal Group of Las Vegas.
The case is Righthaven LLC v. Wayne Hoehn, 2:11-cv-00050- PMP-RJJ, U.s. District Court, District of Nevada (Las Vegas).
I hope you get your compensation....bish
Nice work, DTB.
