rightsholder
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- noun
- /ˈraɪtˌhoʊldər/
- Specialized
- 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
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A person the law allows to own or keep something
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A person or organization that legally owns property such as a house
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.