Bloggers Beware: Copyright Suits

We've all heard the saying, "drastic times call for drastic measures."  Unfortunately, that applies for the good and the bad.  In these times where newspaper sales are plummeting and they're having a difficult time surviving, one CEO has found a way to make a profit.

Borrowing a page from patent trolls, the CEO of fledgling Las Vegas-based Righthaven has begun buying out the copyrights to newspaper content for the sole purpose of suing blogs and websites that re-post those articles without permission. And he says he's making money.

via Newspaper Chain's New Business Plan: Copyright Suits | Threat Level | Wired.com.

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