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>Copyright holder could give someone else authorisation to sue on their behalf, e.g., through a license. They can't assign the bare right to sue. To have stand
by sls 6y ago
>Copyright holder could give someone else authorisation to sue on their behalf, e.g., through a license.
They can't assign the bare right to sue. To have standing the plaintiff will need to hold at least one of the exclusive rights in 17 U.S. Code § 106 aiui. Cf Righthaven cases, Silvers v Sony Pictures
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 6y agoNot a "bare right to sue", but an exclusive license, or an assignment, could grant some of those rights that give rise to standing.
- nappy 6y agoThis is clearly not an exclusive license though, right?
- dwheeler 6y agoI am almost certain you are correct, I would be shocked if genius was granted an exclusive right to lyrics. If nothing else, how could you sell the songs without rights to the lyrics? So I don't think genius ever had standing to pursue this case. Again, not a lawyer. But you'd think the actual lawyers would have checked this more carefully.