One For The Good Guys
While not necessarily weird this story will most certainly be of interest here and on most similar sites across the web. In a recent copyright case the judge ruled against a copyright troll company and ordered them to forfeit all the copyrights they held. Perhaps this vile bit of corporate bullying and blackmail will soon be a thing of the past.
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This practice is a dirty little money scheme and I hope these troll companies get what is coming to them. What say you fellow WUvians?
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/13/12 at 08:01 PM
Every now and then some judge screws up and gets one right
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Every now and then we run across a judge that believes in justice.
Back in the day, when I was writing code, I thought to apply for copyright for a few of my functions but was discouraged by a lawyer who told me that "the big boys" had people sitting around the copyright office looking for good stuff they could take & use as their own. Change a few lines and call it theirs. An individual can't match the resources they had/have.
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Every now and then we run across a judge that believes in justice.
Back in the day, when I was writing code, I thought to apply for copyright for a few of my functions but was discouraged by a lawyer who told me that "the big boys" had people sitting around the copyright office looking for good stuff they could take & use as their own. Change a few lines and call it theirs. An individual can't match the resources they had/have.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/14/12 at 12:56 AM
Q: What do you call 10,000 trial lawyers on the bottom of the ocean?
A: A good start.
A: A good start.
Posted by Pile of Pooh on 03/14/12 at 10:24 AM
Why only trial lawyers aren't the rest of them good enough for your notice? 😜
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/14/12 at 11:03 AM
I like that the image in the post is watermarked. 😊
Posted by Dumbfounded on 03/14/12 at 11:42 AM
What a feel good story this is.
Posted by Mini Viking on 03/14/12 at 11:46 AM
It was in the free images at Yahoo Images though Dumbfounded.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/14/12 at 12:23 PM
Well, I hope so. But, on the other hand, can we trust every judge in the world to tell the difference between a copyright troll company and a legitimate copyright holder? Just asking (as a copyright holder myself).
Posted by PaganVandal on 03/15/12 at 03:43 AM
"Trust" and "The Legal System" have been diametrically opposed for me lo these past years.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/15/12 at 03:47 AM
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