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Another Copyright Trolling Failed
The lead guitarist for the once very popular beat combo called the Sweet failed as a copyright troll. Andy Scott made an attempt to sue an eBay customer for selling a used CD “The Legend Lives On”. He believed that CD was a bootleg and was quick to sue the seller, Dietmar Huber from Western Austria. The musician demanded the seller pay $2,500 for breaching his copyright or go to court.
However, Huber was miffed, as the compact disk was a legitimate second hand copy that was sold for only $1.20. Huber refused to take down the CD and the guitarist filed an injunction to stop the sale. Scott demanded $45,000 claiming he owned copyright on the name and that Dietman Huber had no right to sell the CD. It is not clear what Scott was actually thinking about, but he took the case to the Austrian high court.
It’s been five years, and the Austrian high court has finally ruled in favor of Dietman Huber, proving it to be a private sale, where no crime was committed.
Today Andy Scott faces a “blockbuster” legal bill – not only will he have to fail for his own legal expenses, he will also have to foot the bill for the court hearing, including Huber’s legal expenses. The total came to $78,000, which is not an amount you are ready to throw away every day. Apparently, it would have made more sense for the guitarist to buy the CD if it meant that much to him for $1.25.
While the entertainment industry has given up on suing customers by trolling them because the publicity was never any good, Andy Scott seemed to believe it was necessary to launch his ballroom blitz on his own.
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