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TROLL DROIT AUTEUR [1 record]

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Record 1 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

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