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If I understand the article properly, Righthaven may also be doing the reverse of the title: Finding the infringement, and then buying the rights, possibly by c
by raganwald 16y ago
If I understand the article properly, Righthaven may also be doing the reverse of the title: Finding the infringement, and then buying the rights, possibly by cutting a deal with the original "owner" for a split of the settlements.
- state_machine 16y agoActually, according to Ars, it looks like they're not even buying the rights, as in the exclusive rights, as enumerated by the copyright acts (which, importantly, do not include a specific the right to sue). http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/righthaven-reeling-secret-doc-could-doom-a-copyright-troll.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/righthaven-r...