If you do not think they did anything wrong then obviously no need to sue anyone. However if they did violated your rights, then why not trying to get a lawyer that does not cost you anything. If you can't get a lawyer from the EFF or a lawyer that will do it for a percentage of whatever sum you will win then don't do it. Can you get such a lawyer? It probably depends on the case you can make and the amount of money a lawyer thinks he/she can get from Sony. It is worthwhile getting several legal opinions anyhow. If you do not try, you will never know. The press coverage for this lawsuit is more important than winning it or making a lot of money. Speaking of which, here is another suggestion, why not contact the EFF just so that they can talk to some people in the press about Sony breaking copyright law in order to protect their own rights. I mean the importangt thing here is teaching them a lesson, and if not a lawsuit then this may well be a good way to do it..
Monty wrote: > >On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 11:16:42AM -0500, Ronen Mizrahi wrote: > > >>You guys just do not get it, do you? A small infringement is enough to >>have them sued and probably have them want to settle. This is your >>chance to make them pay for not treating you right. >> >> > >So, you'll be donating the legal time, legal money and travel expenses >then? Great! Where do I sign up for the free shuttle to your planet? > > > >>For abusing your >>software and thinking that they can do whatever they wish with >>copyrighted material. >> >> > >Actually, in this case, they can do whatever they want with a few >small restrictions. I doubt Sony had any idea that the vendor they >paid to do this included LGPL code. It's entirely possible the >vendor's execs had no idea. After the ten years of figuring who to >blame is over, every side of the battle will have no chance of >recouping the money they spent on lawyers. > >...unless of course it *is* about the principle, like we said, and not >about the money. > > > >>Their name has been so badly hurt when they tried >>to protect their own copyrighted materials by using "spyware" that >>facing a lawsuit now about infringing on someone else's rights is so >>symbolic and powerful that the media will be all over them. It will make >>them look so bad they will probably want to settle this as quickly as >>possible. I am not the one who wrote the original email and I do not >>think money is the motivation. Freedom should be the motivation, these >>guys are trying to take away basic freedoms people should have with >>regard to fair use of music and in the process of doing so they even >>violate someone else's copyrgihts, this has got to stop. I would love to >>see them taught a lesson. >> >> > >...and a lawsuit that makes us all millionaires will accomplish all >that? That's approximately as realistic as singing folk songs ending >the Vietnam War. > > > >>Do me a favor, call someone from EFF, they will get you a lwayer and >>will take it from there. All you have to do is one phone call by at >>least one LAME copyright owner and the rest is history, >> >> > >HAHAHAHA! Oh, I wish it really did work that way! I'd vote for Pam >Samuelson for President in a heartbeat, but even the pres could only >embarrass Sony, not win the lawsuit. > >Monty > > > _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list mp3encoder@minnie.tuhs.org http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
