Candidate is accused of reprinting two R-J articles
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A Las Vegas-based company filed a federal lawsuit Friday that accuses U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle of reprinting two Review-Journal articles on her campaign website without permission.
The limited liability company, Righthaven, has filed dozens of similar copyright infringement cases since it was established earlier this year.
Righthaven LLC vigorously enforces the copyrighted work of Review-Journal reporters, columnists and editors,” said Mark Hinueber, the newspaper’s vice president and general counsel. “We expect everyone to comply with the copyright laws of the United States. It is never appropriate to utilize entire Review-Journal articles or columns without prior, express written permission of the newspaper.”
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