rightsholder
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- noun
- /ˈraɪtˌhoʊldər/
- Specialized
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- Many rightsholders are now using digital platforms to manage their copyrights more effectively.
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A ruling handed down yesterday by Germany's highest court represents a blow to rightsholders in their quest to clamp down on illicit file-sharing.
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SOPA is designed to protect the interests of intellectual property rightsholders more vigorously.
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Despite the evidence, the parents of the teenager refused to pay damages to the rightsholders, and the case ended up in court.
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Thus, regardless of the place of manufacture, a copy authorized by the U.S. rightsholder is lawful under U.S. copyright law.
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One of the problems is that many rightsholders use completely automated systems to inform Google and other sites of infringements.
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Microsoft and other rightsholders are censoring large parts of the Internet, often completely unfounded, and there is absolutely no one to hold them responsible.
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After mounting pressure from international rightsholders, in August Google finally caved in and said it would start making 'pirate' sites more difficult for its users to find.
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With settlement amounts up to thousands of dollars, the lawsuits are a multi-million dollar business, attracting a diverse group of rightsholders.
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Japanese rightsholders are already pushing an ISP-level version of the same kind of system to eliminate unauthorized music uploads.
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The logos of the Los Angeles Kings, the 29 other National Hockey League teams, and of the National Hockey League are trademarks of their respective rightsholders.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A person who legally has something like a house or business
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2.1
A person who owns something, for example a ticket or passport
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A person who owns something
A person or organization that legally owns property such as a house
A person the law allows to own or keep something
How Lawful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rightsholder comes from the simple parts right ('a legal claim') and holder ('someone who holds something'), so imagine someone who 'holds' a right like an object in their hands. So a rightsholder is the person or group who legally owns or controls the rights to a work.