Click Official ELI Links
 Get Help With Your Extortion Letter | ELI Phone Support | ELI Legal Representation Program
Show your support of the ELI website & ELI Forums through a PayPal Contribution. Thank you for supporting the ongoing fight and reporting of Extortion Settlement Demand Letters.
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Newspaper Biz Admits to Copyright Trolling for Revenues as Business Model  (Read 7747 times)

Matthew Chan

  • ELI Founder, "Admin-on-Hiatus"
  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2763
  • 1st Amendment & Section 230 CDA Advocate
    • View Profile
    • Defiantly
Newspaper Biz Admits to Copyright Trolling for Revenues as Business Model
« on: April 20, 2011, 11:41:59 AM »
You guys will love this article. Righthaven CEO Steve Gibson outright admits that he is looking for infringers Not to enforce copyrights and prevent future occurrences. He is in it for the money! In fact it is part of his business model to monetize the newspaper business! Can you believe that? He wants to make a business of suing people who read and popularize newspaper articles. He wants to expand his program nationwide!

I guess we can add some of the newspaper industry into the same pot as the stock photo industry now.

He doesn't really care if you keep infringing as long as you are willing to pay. Enjoy.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/copyright-trolling-for-dollars/

Steve Gibson is an example of why many people hate lawyers.
Logged
I'm a non-lawyer but not legally ignorant either. Under the 1st Amendment, I have the right to post facts & opinions using rhetorical hyperbole, colloquialisms, metaphors, parody, snark, or epithets. Under Section 230 of CDA, I'm only responsible for posts I write, not what others write.
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Official ELI Help Options
 Get Help With Your Extortion Letter | ELI Phone Support Call | ELI Defense Letter Program
Show your support of the ELI website & ELI Forums through a PayPal Contribution. Thank you for supporting the ongoing fight and reporting of Extortion Settlement Demand Letters.