copyright troll (English, noun)
expansion: copyright troll (plural copyright trolls)
Senses:
topics: intellectual-property
law
patent-law
glosses: A person or company that enforces copyrights that it holds for purposes of generating income through strategic litigation, in a manner considered unduly aggressive or opportunistic.
tags: derogatory
topics: intellectual-property
law
patent-law
glosses: A person or company that enforces copyrights that it holds for purposes of generating income through strategic litigation, in a manner considered unduly aggressive or opportunistic.
A copyright holder, or agent working on their behalf, who participates in torrents in order to note down and report those unlawfully downloading their copyrighted content.
qualifier: torrenting
tags: Internet
derogatory
Forms:
form: copyright trolls
tags: plural