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Maybe, maybe not. David Kerr, the defense laywer, was going to file numerous motions to dismiss/ change venues. That would have ran up the copyright troll's le
by esoteriq 16y ago
Maybe, maybe not.
David Kerr, the defense laywer, was going to file numerous motions to dismiss/ change venues. That would have ran up the copyright troll's legal bills. I suspect that the judge would have happily gone along with Kerr's plan, but who knows?
Doesn't really matter in this case anyway. The mere threat of actual litigation scared Righthaven away.
- teyc 16y agoNo. The loser may be asked to pay for the legal costs of the winning party. This is not a good strategy for most people, even for Hill (I suspect). Hill's attorney had two things in mind: 1. If Hill won, it'd have been very bad for RightHaven. 2. If RightHaven backed down, it'd be good for Hill. 3. If RightHaven won and got a large judgement against Hill, the outrage would be huge. But Hill would still be up for the bill.
- westicle 16y agoActually, if you read the pleadings it is clear that Hill has no assets or income other than a disability pension. So if Hill won, or Righthaven backed down, great for Hill. But if Righthaven won an obscene judgment plus costs against Hill, he could simply ignore it. Righthaven's only recourse would be to spend more money obtaining a bankruptcy order against him which would: 1. Probably have no practical impact on Hill, a mentally an physically disabled single man with no assets; and 2. Still not result in Righthaven recovering any money.
- teyc 16y agoI'm aware of that. However, he may still be instructed to pay or face jail time. At which point his carer will have to fork out money.