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https://torrentfreak.com/movie-company-has-no-right-to-sue-accused-pirate-argues-171208/
"ZHANG denies downloading the movie but Defendant's current motion for summary judgment challenges a different portion of F&D's case: Defendant argues that F&D has alienated all of the relevant rights necessary to sue for infringement under the Copyright Act," Madden writes.
The filmmakers opposed the request and pointed out that they still had some rights. However, this is irrelevant according to the defense, since the distribution rights are not owned by them, but by a company that's not part of the lawsuit.
"Plaintiff claims, for example, that it still owns the right to exploit the movie on airlines and oceangoing vessels. That may or may not be true – Plaintiff has not submitted any evidence on the question – but ZHANG is not accused of showing the movie on an airplane or a cruise ship.
"He is accused of downloading it over the Internet, which is an infringement that affects only an exclusive right owned by non-party DISTRIBUTOR 2," Madden adds.
(Score: 3, Informative) by sjames on Monday December 11 2017, @12:33AM
From TFA:
Yes, the defendant argues (correctly I would say) that plaintiff has sold off any relevant rights. It is my further conclusion that the plaintiff even being willing to float an argument about having a right to sue over infringement of a right it no longer owns demonstrates their actual intent to abuse the courts as a profit center loud and clear.