Thanks ;)
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been following your series of videos on this Enric, and you're > doing a great job with it. Thanks for getting this information out there. > > Bill Streeter > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > www.lofistl.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Enric" <enric@> wrote: > > > > I've posted up several videos on my tech vlog site, > > http://techalley.cirne.com/ , on corporation and individual > > using the Digital Millenium Copyright Act section 512 to intimidate. > > Section 512 allows someone to send a notice to an ISP, video hoster, > > etc. that they are the copyright owner of a photo, video, etc. without > > proof of copyright ownership. The ISP, video hoster, etc. is required > > to have the media removed for at least ten days. The accuser may also > > subpeona the hoster to get the identity of the person who put up the > > media. > > > > There are two cases that the Electronic Frontier Foundation is > > defending against such DMCA intimidation: > > > > - Diehl v. Crook: http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/diehl_v_crook/ > > Michael Crook fraudalently claimed he owned the image from his > > appearance on the Hannity and Colmes show, forcing Diehl to change > > ISPs to have the image up on his blog > > (http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2006/11/01/eff-crook-dmca-lawsuit/) > > - Landmark Forum subpeona and EFF move to quash > > The corporation, Landmark Forum, claimed copyright of the > > critical french news segment, "Voyage Au Pays Des Nouveaux Gourous" > > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_Au_Pays_Des_Nouveaux_Gourous) > > forcing it's removal from Google Video, The Internet Archive and > > YouTube. Then Landmark Education subpoenaed Google Video, The > > Internet Archive and YouTube (sample: > > http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/landmark/archive_subpeona_101906.pdf > > ) to reveal the identity of persons uploading the video. > > > > I interviewed Kurt Opsahl and Jason Schultz at the EFF on these cases > > and what bloggers, podcasters and videobloggers can do to defend > > themselves from using the DMCA to stop fair use of media. The videos > > are not very exciting, but if this interests you or you're in such a > > situation they can be worth watching: > > > > http://techalley.cirne.com/?s=DMCA&submit=Search > > >
