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Troll Control ? Reactions to Copyright Trolls | Part Two When faced with a copyright troll, courts recognize “the challenge in administering intellectual property law to discourage so-called intellectual property ‘trolls’ while protecting genuine creativity.” Design Basics LLC v. Lexington Homes, Inc., 858 F.3d at 1096. Although courts do n…

Troll Control ? Reactions to Copyright Trolls | Part One Copyright owners can sue for statutory damages to obtain a money judgement for unauthorized display or reproduction of the copyrighted work without proof of actual damages. This unusual right, coupled with the inherent cost of litigation, and the right to recover attorneys’ fees in copyrigh…