A Great Response to a Cease and Desist Letter

Post by anoncow » Wed, Jun 19, 2013, 9:45 PM UTC

dangrossman wrote: post #33

anoncow wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>you might infringe if you were singing a copyrighted song Or if your video happens to be one of those which youtube partners don't like. Youtube, apparently, has a deal independent of the DMCA, which allows big media compan(ies) to ban any video on youtube. There was a discussion earlier today on HN, in which I said I still trust Google. This is one incidence where Google could have tried to follow its motto of "Do…

You could argue that this is the only arrangement in which YouTube can exist; is having the site with overzealous copyright enforcement worse than having no site at all? Google may prevail in court if sued for the millions of instances of infringement it hosts, but it'd still have to become the largest US employer of lawyers to handle and fund the dozens of major lawsuits it'd face every year. Is it profitable enough…

Post by Domenic_S » Wed, Jun 19, 2013, 9:51 PM UTC

to3m wrote: post #45

johnminton wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"ask who owned" not "ask whom owned". "whom" isn't just a word to put in to sound educated - it's used only when the "who" is an object. Here it is not.

For all intensive purposes, your right, but is they're really any need to go over things with a fine toothcomb? As me and everybody else seems to feel, the point hear is mute, and I'm sure yourself agrees. Its clear enough what was meaned.

Post by zem » Wed, Jun 19, 2013, 9:56 PM UTC

jarrett wrote: post #49

kevinalexbrown wrote: post #43

This reminds me about how important it is to have a solid lawyer, and an understanding of the legal ecosystem. Even in cases like this with typos, "respond in ten (10) days" can be quite intimidating, especially when there's a money/legal power asymmetry. In one such case, Monster Cable issued a C&D to a much smaller, Blue Jeans Cable. The founder actually worked in litigation for 19 years and I found this portion of…

> On the other hand, it always, locally, makes sense not to challenge claims and let some other small company deal with it. I would argue in favor of fighting back in most cases, even from a local standpoint. "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute." How you behave towards bullies sends a powerful signal to other bullies. Your response can either encourage more bullying, and thus a cycle that ends in your…

    It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation,  
      For fear they should succumb and go astray;  
    So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,  
      You will find it better policy to say: --

    "We never pay any-one Dane-geld,  
      No matter how trifling the cost;  
    For the end of that game is oppression and shame,  
      And the nation that pays it is lost!"

Post by vonskippy » Wed, Jun 19, 2013, 9:58 PM UTC

Post by oz » Wed, Jun 19, 2013, 10:09 PM UTC

tomasien wrote: post #38

My dad writes response letters like this. He's taught me so much about how the law actually works, he should design a class that is mandatory for all students to pass the HS.