It looks like the gig may be up for Righthaven LLC, the "copyright troll" that filed 275 copyright infringement lawsuits against website owners, bloggers and even message board posters without actually owning the copyrights in question.

It's becoming increasingly obvious that the business model of Righthaven LLC was, in fact, very wrong - evidenced by the fact that it has been ordered to pay nearly $120,000 in attorney fees and court costs to the defendant in one of its failed copyright infringement suits.

Apparently hewing to the old adage that the best defense is a good offense, Righthaven is vigorously arguing in support of a motion it has filed seeking leave to amend the complaint in one of the many copyright infringement suits it has pending before the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.  Righthaven LLC v. Pahrump Life et al.

It is not often that a defendant in a lawsuit deems it a victory that the damages it will be ordered to pay will be measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars and not in the trillions. (Arista Records LLC et al. v. Lime Group LLC et al.)

So, you saved a bundle of money by buying your computer software on eBay. Got a great deal, right? Maybe, maybe not. (Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc.)

Copyright registration is a prerequisite to filing suit for copyright infringement. The question is, ‘when is a copyright registered’? Is registration effective upon the filing of an application for registration, or when a registration issues? Surprisingly, this question has remained unanswered – until now. (Cosmetic Ideas, Inc. v. IAC/Interactive Corp., et al.)