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Intellectual Property

May 24, 2013

Beginning of the end for the copyright troll business?

These companies continue to mount losses as judges scrutinize their practices.

Ryan P. Murray

Wasserman Media Group

Email: rmurray@teamwass.com

In the last few weeks, two of the most prolific copyright trolls, Righthaven and Prenda, have seen their businesses crumble beneath them. These companies, which solely derive revenue from suing for copyright infringement, continue to mount losses as judges scrutinize their practices and question whether these entities serve any purpose other than to abuse the litigation process. Despite these setbacks, the Righthaven and Prenda trolls, or maybe more aptly, roaches, refuse to die, and app...

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