In Righthaven LLC v. Hoehn, Case No: 11-16751 (U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, order entered May 9, 2013), the Ninth Circuit held that agreements assigning plaintiff the bare right to sue for copyright infringement of newspaper articles, without the transfer of any associated exclusive rights in the articles, did not confer standing to sue. The lower court therefore lacked jurisdiction to rule in the alternative on the fair use defense.  If you need help with internet contract law visit this page.