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Originally Posted by dhanners
Say I hold a copyright and Person A violates it. I don't go after him/her. Then Person B violates it and I sue. Person B walks into court and shows that I failed to defend the copyright when Person A violated it. Person B makes the argument that I am singling them out since I let Person A get away with it. And the court sides with Person B. I have seen it happen.
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Exactly.
Precedent is everything in the Courts.