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Isn't that a difference without a distinction? All copyright infringement lawsuits are centered around the loss of revenue the infringement caused.
by ffsm8 3y ago
Isn't that a difference without a distinction? All copyright infringement lawsuits are centered around the loss of revenue the infringement caused.
- JohnFen 3y agoNot at all. The distinction is very real. Many copyright infringement lawsuits are not about the money, but are about the use of copyrighted material in a way, or by an entity, that the copyright holder doesn't approve of. They aren't upset that they weren't getting paid, they're upset at their work being used in a way they oppose. It's also true that (outside of criminal copyright infringement) the only remedy that a court can offer is monetary. But that fact doesn't mean that money was the real issue at hand.
- foobarbaz321 3y agoAnd to provide a concrete example: Rage Against The Machine demanded that Rush Limbaugh stop using their music on air. Because those performances were not licensed, they qualified as an illegal performance of the work. But RATM certainly didn't issue that cease and desist because they were concerned about lost revenue.
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