Comment by foobarchu
10 hours ago
I normally agree, but in this case the three companies in question aren't refusing to sell, they're threatening to sue if someone does anything with something that they have no idea if they even have rights to.
If nobody has the de facto rights, them there's nobody to steal it from.
"Not knowing if you own the IP" doesn't mean "you don't own the IP." Doesn't change the theft. But does make a argument that companies, with no interest in selling a media, should think about giving it away.