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Something seems specious where proof of authorship is required for standing in a case. The injured party may not be the copyright holder as much as it is the en
by cmurf 10y ago
Something seems specious where proof of authorship is required for standing in a case. The injured party may not be the copyright holder as much as it is the entire community or even other copyright holders.
- rhizome 10y agoNot authorship per se, but copyrights to source code was pretty much the entire linchpin of SCO v. IBM.[1] I think I remember SCO trying your argument at some point (as they were wont to do), and if so it obviously didn't work. The law generally doesn't support being offended on behalf of someone else. What aspect do you think is specious? 1. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070810/184153.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070810/184153.shtml
- daxelrod 10y agoIf you wish to sue someone for copyright infringement, you usually need to hold the copyright in question to have standing. If you have been injured in some other way, you are welcome to try to sue for that instead.