Demon & DeCSS

[Dave Bird]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

In article <wHJPnxAAAhy5EAqh@turnpike.com>, Richard Clayton
<richard@turnpike.com> writes
>>Basically, it would seem that Demon have receieved a "Cease & desist" letter
>>from MPAA, 
>
>The MPAA did indeed write to Demon. They quoted a great deal of US law
>and a US judgment.
>They were asked to explain how relevant this to the UK (they may not
>have been aware of Demon's physical location) but they have yet to
>respond to the email that was sent back to them :(

 I don't know why Demon have received such a bashing over this,
 because as far as I'm concerned they're doing exactly what I
 would want:

 STEP ONE.  Get back to the issuer of the threat and say "just to 
 be clear, can you show us why you have a case in English law and
 that you are in a position to sue, and the name of your UK solicitors."

 STEP TWO: **IF** they are for real, ask the user to respond promptly
 with any reason why the complaint is not valid.  Well, they can 
 respond as slowly as they like, but say the material will be taken
 down in seven days if no reply by then.  


 Provided they filter away non-credible threats, this is pretty 
 reasonable. SOMEBODY has to answer to a credible threat, and that
 someone should be the person who put the material there.

 There may some folk -- not those who side with the copyright
 holders or libel claimants -- that think it just shouldn't be
 possible for the courts to shut someone up.  However, that's not
 the world we live in.  As things standard, somebody (preferably
 the author) has to make their choices about how they will deal
 with a credible legal threat.


- --                  .         .   :    :   ,;  .  :     '          ___.
    uno, dos, tres, |FUEGO|  .:. .:. .:': :' .:':' :. . :     (")  #oH|
                          '     '  :'    :  :'       : .::.    H_  ~~~|
           < >   __         ,;;,.                     \\:://   R_)    |
     '-|"""(")  {__}::===== ....'''' '      '   ' ___..\||/....L\. ...|
   ____||--|_'--/__\___      ''             .--''':::::::::::::::::::::
   \                  /                    /////////////S.Coronado/////
;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^
LRon Hubbard  is shelled by goats in hell.   www.xemu.demon.co.uk/clam/


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1

iQA/AwUBOc08VH8v/Y5zkfRPEQKHlwCaAuSLCg+JmzchLjIQhVgG1LEM6aEAn17R
ucHba6aO/QpTMgj+gFR1re0U
=Kri9
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----