It turns out Righthaven didn't ownthecopyrights it was filing suit over.
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The case was sidelined after the Utah federal judge said SCO group didn't ownthecopyrights at issue.
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Clients are usually footing the bill when lawyers write briefs, so might clients claim to ownthecopyrights?
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But which company ownedthecopyrights wasn't clear, and years of litigation ensued.
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The lawsuit was filed by Zomba Recording LLC, which ownsthecopyrights to Spears' music.
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What's more, Righthaven said in its lawsuits that it ownedthecopyrights it was suing over.
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The legal flap in those copyright cases concerns Righthaven not owningthecopyrights it was filing suit over, despite initially saying it did.
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However, Bavaria state, which ownsthecopyrights to the Nazi vision of Aryan racial supremacy, said it was considering legal steps to block publication.