[MLB-WIRELESS] Hypothetical: takedown notices

[Michael_Florence at dlink.com.au]

The lawyer would be way too busy to do anything unless it was brought to his
attention by the IIA and they asked him to act on it. Lawyers are paid on units
of work. Sure, some get paid more than others, but for the time it takes his
secretary to create a document to serve to the node, it won't even pay for a
fuel fillup in his Audi TT.

However there is always a risk that the IIA will be monitoring and therefore
this is a valid comment. So I agree with your sentiment however I bet you
dollars to donuts that the lawyer will do nothing unless instructed by his
client.

-Michael








sanbar <sandbar at ozemail.com.au> on 05/03/2003 08:11:24 AM
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                


                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
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Hey all,
Just a hypothetical situation on which I'd like to get some other
people's views.
The Internet Industry Association is working with industry lawyers to
develop a standardised take-down notice to be served on internet service
providers in the event that they believe copyrighted material is being
traded/warezd.
I think we'd all be living with our heads in the sand if we believe the
exchange of copyrighted material will never take place on a free, open
public network.
I therefore take you to a time in the oh-not-so-distant future when the
innnernorth group gets its shit together (a big "YOU SUCK" to all the
other rwgs) and has an active 24/7 backbone set up. A high-retainer
lawyer working for commercial interests and living in the innernorth
area notices at home one night when he fires up his ThinkPad that
someone connected to the local melbwireless node - not necessarily the
node's owner - happens to be sharing their collection of mp3s, a couple
of which are copied from a personal collection of paid-for CDs. He notes
the node name, looks it up on the locfinder, and a takedown notice
arrives at Melbourne Wireless' mail box by registered express post the
next morning.
What do we do?
- Barry

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barry park
melbourne wireless node bca http://melbourne.wireless.org.au
community wireless project http://wireless.bur.st
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