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So they have clients? I thought they just send out claims and quietly collect the cheque... Or, since that legally iffy, they probably have bots that scan for

So they have clients? I thought they just send out claims and quietly collect the cheque... Or, since that legally iffy, they probably have bots that scan for usagr of CC-licensed content, and when they get hits, they ask the content creator if they would like to be their client and get a percentage of the "mugging"...

greenyoda 5y ago
> So they have clients? I thought they just send out claims and quietly collect the cheque... Of course they have clients. Only the actual copyright holder can sue for copyright infringement.
- thrill 5y ago
  Companies have been known to claim copyright and ask for settlement without owning said copyright. I've been targeted like this, for a media piece that's been public domain for over half a century.