I don't think this is about legal issues but about the ethics of posting a file
to a public place like the Internet Archive when it contains commercial
software, even if it already exists elsewhere, and especially when the author
has explicitly requested that it not be posted publicly.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Wilson
To: m...@bitchin100.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [M100] Undocumented hardware
On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 7:00 AM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> wrote:
Is there a way to comply? I think once we know about a file being shared
publicly we should take steps to remove it.
thanks
Steve
Legally speaking, only Van can make someone take down his work. If it’s
posted to Internet Archive without his permission, then he would have to
request the files be taken down.
If he can’t (because he has passed away), then whoever inherits his
intellectual property would have to make that request. The the rest of us have
no legal authority to act on his behalf. In fact, if Van’s heirs decide they
want his work made public, we’d have to respect that, too.
You can ask so Archive.org nicely, I suppose, but they are under no
obligation to honor a request from a third party that is not acting as Van’s
agent.
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