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From what I've read, only the actual copyright holder has the right to sue others for copyright infringement. See the Righthaven case from last year. http://ar
by kytmizuno 14y ago
From what I've read, only the actual copyright holder has the right to sue others for copyright infringement. See the Righthaven case from last year.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/09/righthaven-copyright-suits-tossed-in-colorado-too/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/09/righthaven-copyri...
- Flimm 14y agoThey are plenty of cases where copyright enforcement is voluntarily handed over to a third-party: for example, Hollywood to the MPAA, or the BusyBox developers to the SFLC. Does anyone know what the difference is?
- rprasad 14y agoRighthaven is different. Righthaven did not have a copyright use license, so it did not have the right to enforce the copyright. (A copyright enforcement "license" is a non-license, legally, since it does not convey any actual copy "right" such as distribution.) Craiglist does have a copyright use license, and thus has the right to enforce the license it has been granted.