I've heard this argument a few times
But I've always been a little skeptical - is this really the case? Surely a company can choose who to pursue and who to leave alone, can't they? Why should choosing to allow one company to use your IP preclude you from stopping another?
I mean, say my brother comes along and takes my lawnmower* without asking. If I decide not to prosecute him, it doesn't automatically follow that the lawnmower is now public property.**
*I do not own a lawnmower
**Also I accept that possibly lawnmower ownership is not a direct analogue to copyright law
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Zoroastermouse thinks therefore he am, Tue 13 Mar 2012, 15:34,
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Short answer...
Yes, this is really the case.
It is simply not worth it for them to "just let it go" because it's "just a pub". There are *millions* at stake.
(, Tue 13 Mar 2012, 22:41, Reply)