RIAA Thinking Of Backing Righthaven

[bengalherder]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111118/11374416816/riaa-thinking-backing-righthaven.shtml

RIAA Thinking Of Backing Righthaven
from the can-they-get-any-more-out-of-touch dept

Every time you think the RIAA can't make things even worse for itself... it does. The latest is that it's apparently considering helping Righthaven out. Righthaven! The company that has become the total laughingstock of the copyright world, that is on the losing end of a bunch of cases and is desperately trying to get out of paying all the attorneys' fees awards that are being given to the companies, individuals and sites it has sued. Of course, as some have noted, the good thing about Righthaven is that it has tee'd up a bunch of rulings that will be useful precedents in other copyright cases.

And that's what has the RIAA scared.

Interesting. Hopefully hitching themselves to the fail that is righthaven will bring down their little monopoly as well.

[wtmusic]

1. The idea that RIAA is "thinking of backing RIghthaven"

may be the most creative idea Techdirt has ever come up with. Total BS.

[bengalherder]

4. My original source was WWP

http://forums.whyweprotest.net/threads/riaa-morons-thinking-of-backing-righthaven-lol.96650/

If they are seriously commenting there is something to it.

[MilesColtrane]

5. You have it backwards.

Techdirt is the original source.

That's why there is a link to the techdirt article on the whyweprotest web site.

Regardless, the RIAA is not going to give any money to Righthaven.

[bengalherder]

7. No, I was saying I found it on WWP

I know Techdirt is the original source, that's why I linked there.

Just saying that when they discuss things like this relatively seriously, it should at least be examinied, as they are pretty good at digging up stuff related to free speech and copyright shenanigans.

[slay]

2. Ha! After the whole Napster disaster the RIAA is a fucking joke

have been ever since they backed suing individuals for downloading music. not surprising they would be on the wrong side of things - AGAIN. what a bunch of stupid assholes.

[saras]

3. Typical great timing on their part. Molesters, pimps, and enablers all in one.

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. Testing the water

Here you go RIAA, grab hold of one of these.