Information Security <guy@panix.com> writes:
Declan writes:
Willfully redistributing copyrighted material in violation of fair use principles is, depending on the value, also a federal crime. Redistributing a $1 article to thousands of people would be a felony. (Note I don't endorse this law, but it's useful to know what the law is.)
I guess that qualifies as a request for more color.
In the local Panix Usenet groups, I've reposted quite a few whole articles, often from the IP list.
Finally, a couple people made a stink, and officially complained to Panix.
[snip panix owner backing down and not interfering with Guy's posts of whole supposedly copyrighted material]
Nice one Guy! The zen approach, it reminds me of a tactic to do with USENET cancel forgeries used by a recentish poster to this list who you made much a-do about being a terminator of. You are not my any chance a cleverly disguised nym of his?
So, I was allowed to continue posting whole articles.
That's what the lawyers advised.
Then, the Digital Copyright Massive Federal Interference Act...
Fair Use vs. Intellectual Property: The U.S. Congress passed the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, a bill designed to distinguish between fair use and protected intellectual property in cyberspace.
I chose the IP list as the next-level test case...
I'm curious ... how have you faired since the millenium copyright act with panix? Any results? Or is this still on-going? Keep up the good work! Adam