Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 | 12:08 p.m.
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Copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC was hit with another setback on Thursday — this time in South Carolina.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacquelyn Austin in Greenville gave the Las Vegas company until Oct. 28 to show cause why its lone lawsuit in that state should not be dismissed.
Righthaven had sued Tea Party activist Dana Eiser over allegations she posted a Denver Post column online without authorization — charges denied by Eiser.
Austin, in Thursday’s order, noted judges in Nevada and Colorado have already found Righthaven lacked standing to sue under its lawsuit contracts with the Post and the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
She noted copyright plaintiffs have to have exclusive rights in material they sue over — and Righthaven has been found by a judge in Denver to own no such rights under the Post lawsuit contract.
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