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Nance County Board approves $7,000 settlement in copyright dispute after heated debate
Summary
After several failed motions and dissent from two supervisors, the Nance County Board of Supervisors approved a $7,000 settlement in a copyright infringement case; the decision followed discussion of prior offers and a $12,500 rebuttal from SRIP Law.
The Nance County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a $7,000 settlement in a copyright infringement matter on May 26, 2026, concluding several rounds of debate over how much to offer and whether to accept a higher demand from the claimant’s counsel.
The dispute returned to the board after an earlier $4,000 offer and a $12,500 rebuttal from SRIP Law. A motion to approve an $8,000 settlement failed; a subsequent attempt to approve $5,000 received no second. On the final motion — moved by Ralph Horacek and seconded by Darren Nelson — the board approved a $7,000 settlement. The roll call was AYES: Robert Voichoskie, Ralph Horacek, Steve Crouse, Darren Nelson, Scott Russell; NAYS: Andrew Ditter, Timothy Cornwell.
Board members debated compromise amounts during the discussion, weighing risk and cost. The transcript records multiple attempts to find a middle ground before the prevailing motion passed. The action resolves the county’s outstanding settlement authority in this matter; no further procedural steps were specified in the meeting minutes.
The board’s action was the meeting’s most contested vote and was recorded in the official minutes; no further public comment related to the settlement was recorded at the meeting.
