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RightsCorp To Bring Its Controversial Copyright Protection Tactics To Europe

Posted by Unknown on from the export-grade-copyright-trolls dept.

judgecorp (778838) writes "RightsCorp, the controversial copyright enforcer, is planning to begin operations in Europe. In the U.S., the company scans torrents for IP addresses on behalf of media companies, shares them with ISPs, forcing them to send lawyers' letters (using the DMCA) demanding money from the supposed copyright infringers. RightsCorp says Europe needs its help in fighting piracy." They recently expanded operations into Canada as well.

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  1. Re: Indie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    i get those infringement notices by youtube all the time - except that i have all the right to use the material in question (i make music videos) - it's a hassle, that's usually sorted out by an e-mail - still, it's fucking annoying to constantly "clear" the rights of material, you already have the rights to - often multiple times - because some stupid program identifies the material as belonging to someone you've licensed it to.

    it also cost's money (time).
    i think, copyright holders should pay a small fine for every wrong infingement notice that could have been avoided.

  2. Re:Porn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Take that advise with a grain of salt. It all depends where the guy you are extorting lives. In Sweden, extortion by threatening to file a police report or lawsuit is a felony, punishable with 2 years in prison.