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Re: Megaupload.com seized
From: Roland Perry <lists () internetpolicyagency com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:26:11 +0000
In article <20120120200216.GA62670 () ussenterprise ufp org>, Leo Bicknell <bicknell () ufp org> writes
Also, when using a hashed file store, it's possible that some uses are infringing and some are not. I might make a movie, put it on Megaupload, and then give the links only to the 5 people who bought it from them. One of them might turn around, upload it again to Megaupload, and share it with the world, infringing on my content. I would hope that when I issue a takedown notice they take down the infringers copy (link), but leave mine in place.
It's been suggested that many movies which have been made widely available without the film company's permission were derived from legitimate copies supplied to reviewers.
This is a similar issue to the unfortunate AUP of some access providers that say users are prohibited from downloading any copyrighted material, when the majority of websites are exactly that.
In Europe we have a Copyright Directive which seeks to legitimise what could be termed "incidental copying" involved in using a browser, and I'm happy to say I was one of the industry people who persuaded a sceptical previous generation of media lawyers that this was OK.
-- Roland Perry
Current thread:
- Re: Megaupload.com seized, (continued)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Owen DeLong (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized bmanning (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Vadim Antonov (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Jay Ashworth (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Jeroen van Aart (Jan 31)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Michael Painter (Jan 19)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Ricky Beam (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Paul Graydon (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Tony McCrory (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Leo Bicknell (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Roland Perry (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Marshall Eubanks (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Administrator (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Ricky Beam (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Jay Ashworth (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Joly MacFie (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Jay Ashworth (Jan 21)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Rich Kulawiec (Jan 21)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Roland Perry (Jan 21)
- RE: Megaupload.com seized George Bonser (Jan 21)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Lyle Giese (Jan 21)