Garry Newman sued? Facepunch sued? Us sued? What the fuck is going on, garry?

[DogGunn]

[QUOTE=starpluck;25847329]Right, and all the other cases are pending/closed due to a settlement.

They aren't just going to give up because one case got dismissed, looking at their nature, they'll just keep trying. [/QUOTE]

That's the thing. They rely on settlements, as going to court is almost always going to fail - as shown by what happened before. Considering they had a ruling not in their favor against a similar type of website, I doubt they'd try and take it to court again.

[editline]4th November 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=Jsm;25847376]They are copyright trolls, they will file hundreds of law suits in the hope that a few people settle out of court. Its similar to a legal company in the UK which sent threatening letters to thousands of people accusing them of piracy in the hope that most would pay their usual out of court settlement.

Also a complete list: [url]http://dockets.justia.com/search?q=Righthaven+LLC[/url][/QUOTE]

That's what I'm saying.

[Jsm]

[QUOTE=poopsicle;25847393]what? Why would anyone be stupid enough to make their facepunch name the same as their "raid" name.[/QUOTE]

You are overestimating the intelligence of people who would do this.

[Spetzaz]

Garry, you STOLE my idea for Facepunch!
You better lawyer up, because I'm coming back for EVERYTHING.

[Starpluck]

[QUOTE=DogGunn;25847396]That's the thing. They rely on settlements, as going to court is almost always going to fail - [B]as shown by what happened before[/B]. Considering they had a ruling not in their favor against a similar type of website, I doubt they'd try and take it to court again.

[/QUOTE]
They never went to court it was either settled or dismissed. What you're referring to was a successful motion of dismissal. Which means they WONT be going to court for that particular case.

[Jsm]

[QUOTE=DogGunn;25847396]
That's what I'm saying.[/QUOTE]

Which is why it doesn't matter that they have lost when one has actually gone to court (or never got there in the first place), they are hoping that most people will not know that the case will go in their favour and will pay out instantly.

[poopsicle]

[QUOTE=Jsm;25847402]You are overestimating the intelligence of people who would do this.[/QUOTE]

So if I made my name the same as many facepunchers I would get them banned? Sound's like a largely flawed system.

[Spetzaz]

[QUOTE=Spetzaz;25847404]Garry, you STOLE my idea for Facepunch!
You better lawyer up, because I'm coming back for EVERYTHING.[/QUOTE]

Can Johnny Depp play my part in the movie?

[Ohm]

And then, everyone in the news section was permabanned.

[DogGunn]

[QUOTE=starpluck;25847414]They never went to court it was either settled or dismissed. What you're referring to was a successful motion of dismissal. Which means they WONT be going to court for that particular case.[/QUOTE]

I did misread that, but even a previous dismissal against this company for a similar case can be used to help the dismissal of this claim.

[QUOTE=Jsm;25847418]Which is why it doesn't matter that they have lost when one has actually gone to court (or never got there in the first place), they are hoping that most people will not know that the case will go in their favour and will pay out instantly.[/QUOTE]

I don't follow why you're telling me... I know that.

[JustExtreme]

If the In the News section can't link to news sites then where the fuck does it link to for news? LOL

I know it's only one site that is complaining, but still...

[Takkenrakker]

Victims:
[quote]
10/30/10 Paul Stewart [url]harlanforum.net[/url]
10/30/10 Randolph Grant [url]spiceislandertalkshop.com[/url]
10/30/10 RK Inc. and Richard Kwei [url]987forum.com[/url]
10/30/10 Alex James [url]coolwickedstuff.com[/url]
10/30/10 Jim Horn and Stephen Krashen [url]schoolsmatter.info[/url]
10/30/10 Duncan Shields [url]intmensorg.info[/url]
10/30/10 Thomas J. Leyden of “Strhate Talk Consulting” [url]formerskinhead.blogspot.com[/url]
10/27/10 The Ad Network Inc. and Bob Drascal [url]celeb-gossips.info[/url]
10/27/10 James Karban [url]thewebcredit.com[/url]
10/21/10 Imperial Hotel Management College Inc. [url]ihmc.ca[/url]
10/21/10 Flagstone Patio and Robert Sulimanov [url]flagstonepatio.org[/url]
10/21/10 Starrtrack Electronics Inc. and Jerry Bacon [url]explorethelaw.com[/url]
10/21/10 Browseblog and Nicole Hociung [url]browseblog.com[/url]
10/21/10 Gino Sesto [url]RateMyCop.Com[/url]
10/21/10 Gaminglaptops and Taylor Hawes [url]wpparty.com[/url]
10/13/10 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Building Association and Walt Schmidt [url]ble-t.org[/url]
10/13/10 Second Amendment Foundation and Keeva Segal [url]womenshooters.com[/url]
[b]10/13/10 Garry Newman [url]facepunch.com[/url][/b]
10/13/10 Scott Arpajian [url]idisappoint.com[/url]
10/13/10 James Matthews and Las Vegas-based Muscle Cars of America [url]musclecarsofamerica.com[/url]
10/07/10 Mr News Breaker and Ian Howells [url]mrnewsbreaker.com[/url]
10/07/10 Bill Hyatt [url]1ce.org[/url]
[/quote]
And those are only the recent ones...

[Panda X]

[QUOTE=uitham;25847555]Victims:

And those are only the recent ones...[/QUOTE]

It kind of pisses me off that they're going after all these people for something so small and stupid as this.

[poopsicle]

[QUOTE=Panda X;25847576]It kind of pisses me off that they're going after all these people for something so small and stupid as this.[/QUOTE]

It's an attempt to stop future incidents.

[Jsm]

[QUOTE=DogGunn;25847473]
I don't follow why you're telling me... I know that.[/QUOTE]

Seems I might have misunderstood your posts a little bit. I thought you were suggesting that they would not bother filing more cases in similar ways (instead of just dropping them if/when they get to court), but after rereading your post it makes more sense.

(Damn posting on forums after just waking up :( )

[Keeshond v2]

this is extortion supported by a justice system

[PowerBall v1]

Are we gonna die?

[DogGunn]

[QUOTE=poopsicle;25847585]It's an attempt to stop future incidents.[/QUOTE]

Future incidents of nothing wrong occurring?

[Marlamin]

Are they seriously getting away with sueing everyone they can find? Isn't there some kind of law against this happening?

[Jsm]

[QUOTE=Marlamin;25847827]Are they seriously getting away with sueing everyone they can find? Isn't there some kind of law against this happening?[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately there is no law against taking people to court, as long as they have something to argue (which in this case they do, however slim).
I dunno for sure but the company (or more precisely its lawyers) COULD possibly be banned from practising law but I do not think that would help.

[Marlamin]

[QUOTE=Jsm;25847848]Unfortunately there is no law against taking people to court, as long as they have something to argue (which in this case they do, however slim).
I dunno for sure but the company (or more precisely its lawyers) COULD possibly be banned from practising law but I do not think that would help.[/QUOTE]

:wtc: What a shitty law system

[dude2193]

fuck, dont shut down facepunch, i was so close to goldmember

[STREWTH_99]

[QUOTE=Dragon;25844327]just gonna put this here in advance if anyone tries to 'raid' or post shit on their website you're going to be ban on sight

spread the word[/QUOTE]

[b]No fun allowed![/b]

[Clavus]

[QUOTE=Jsm;25847376]They are copyright trolls, they will file hundreds of law suits in the hope that a few people settle out of court. Its similar to a legal company in the UK which sent threatening letters to thousands of people accusing them of piracy in the hope that most would pay their usual out of court settlement.

Also a complete list: [url]http://dockets.justia.com/search?q=Righthaven+LLC[/url][/QUOTE]

Why haven't people made laws against this yet.

[fippe]

[QUOTE=Clavus;25847924]Why haven't people made laws against this yet.[/QUOTE]
Because pirate party wants laws against copyright trolls and anything involving pirates must be bad

[The Adjudicator]

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;25844363]How come garry didn't get a DMCA?

He is registered with the copyright office right? Some article someone posted said they have to give you a DMCA if you are registered.[/QUOTE]

The loop hole is if they didn't register they can sue you directly, garry just has to claim fair use to go by and remove the threads.

[Col. Buggernuts]

[QUOTE=STREWTH_99;25847898][b]No fun allowed![/b][/QUOTE]Because of course raiding isn't just going to make things much worse :downs:

[Giacomand]

Garry should counter sue! This event has caused emotional damage to thousands of people, including Garry!

[faze]

Who would sue Garry? Garry is my hero. :love:

[Haxxer]

They should sue 4chan

It would be amusing to watch

[faze]

[QUOTE=Haxxer;25848694]They should sue 4chan

It would be amusing to watch[/QUOTE]
Yeah, Justin Bieber would take their side.