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TROLL [5 records]

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Record 1 2026-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copyright
  • Legal Actions
CONT

Patent trolls are ... entities, including individuals and companies, that collect patents for the purpose of extracting high licensing fees from unsuspecting entrepreneurs and companies in the fields of technology and business. ... A classic "trolling" situation is one in which a troll obtains a patent covering a small improvement on an existing technology and then obtains claims that seemingly encompass more than the small improvement. The troll then investigates the relevant industry and finds companies whose activities are arguably within the scope of the patent claims and then threatens the companies either to pay licensing fees or be sued for infringement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits d'auteur
  • Actions en justice
DEF

Personne physique ou morale sans activité productive qui acquiert des brevets à seule fin d'obtenir des indemnités de la part d'exploitants intéressés par ces brevets en les menaçant d'une action en contrefaçon.

OBS

accapareur de brevets; accapareuse de brevets : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 décembre 2025.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A deliberately erroneous or antagonistic message posted in an online community with the intention of eliciting a hostile or corrective response.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Message volontairement provocant publié sur Internet dans le but de susciter des réponses correctives ou hostiles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Mensaje grosero u ofensivo enviado por medio de Internet a un foro, por ejemplo, para provocar a los participantes.

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Record 3 2018-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Copyright
DEF

[A] copyright holder who uses the threat of litigation to generate revenue rather than actively using or licensing [his or her] intellectual property.

CONT

To date, stock image companies and motion picture producers have been Canada's most active copyright trolls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Droits d'auteur
CONT

Certaines banques d'images, comme iStockphoto et Shutterstock tirent leurs profits de la vente de licences d'utilisation. D'autres sites d'images, par contre, ont un modèle d'affaires différent : ils font leur argent en menaçant les gens qui utilisent involontairement leurs images sans licence. C'est ce qu'on appelle les trolls de droits d'auteur.

Key term(s)
  • troll de droits d’auteur

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

An individual who ... regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion.

CONT

Trolls are recognizable by the fact that they have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand --they simply want to utter flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no redeeming characteristics. As such, they are recognized as a lower form of life on the Net, as in "Oh, ignore him. He's just a troll."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Un troll est un usager d'un service en ligne qui pour une raison personnelle ou interactionnelle va commencer à bombarder un site de commentaires désobligeants. Ces propos vont entraîner une dynamique d'échanges [...] de moins en moins civilisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Persona que escribe mensajes groseros u ofensivos en Internet, por ejemplo en foros, para interrumpir la discusión o enfadar a sus participantes.

OBS

trol: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda que es preferible usa la forma española "trol". En cuanto a su plural, aunque en el uso está extendida la forma trols, de acuerdo con las reglas de pluralización españolas debería ser troles.

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Record 5 1995-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
OBS

At Memorial University of Newfoundland

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
OBS

Renseignement trouvé dans AMICUS.

Spanish

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