re A Family's Horror -- and the Role of Google Images

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: "Mike Tetreault, CISSP, CSSLP" <z0t5jtc02 () sneakemail com>
> Date: February 4, 2010 4:31:46 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Re: [IP] re A Family's Horror -- and the Role of Google  
> Images

> Honestly, I'm confused by Lauren's comments. People have things they  
> consider "bad stuff". Different people have different things they  
> consider "bad stuff". If you want a company to decide what should be  
> "bad stuff", use a filtering proxy with automatically updated  
> blacklists. You are proposing that a company make a moral choice  
> (ie, what's "good stuff", "okay stuff", and "bad stuff"), and  
> further, to be prepared with guidelines for making further moral  
> choices in the future.
>
> Can we deploy measures? Yes. They're called guidelines, policies,  
> and procedures. The pictures should never have been disseminated by  
> those authorized to create and possess them. Can we hold someone  
> accountable? Yes. This happens through the courts, which is what the  
> accident victim's family is doing. If an individual is acting on  
> behalf of an organization, you hold both the individuals and the  
> organization liable. Personally, I think CHP dropped the ball by not  
> summarily dismissing the responsible parties, and deserves and  
> sanctions the courts choose if only because of that. I can think of  
> few more egregious breaches of the public trust thank sending out  
> these images.
>
> Now, actually removing this content is where the challenge lies. The  
> easiest way would be to use the DMCA to go after individuals that  
> post the images. Transfer copyright to the family (or an entity  
> controlled by them) and let them start sending out the take down  
> notices.
>
> Mike



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