Posted by AKC on July 19, 2001, at 8:36:46
In reply to More copyright violations, posted by LarryS on July 19, 2001, at 0:39:13
> The easy way to limit the posting of copyrighted material here would be to delete it when it appears. This would also protect you and your site from copyright violation lawsuits and possible criminal prosecution.
You know LarryS, Dr. Bob appears to do just this ever time it happens. However, Dr. Bob is not a Robot - he is not awake 24, 7 - and I am guessing, he even takes a vacation from time to time. Probably doesn't have much of a budget - this is probably a one person show - that is, he does this himself - so, take a deep breath and know that as soon as he sees this, he will take care of it. As he did the earlier stuff.
And if you are really concerned for the owners of this article, drop them a line. They will contact Dr. Bob and the two parties will work it out - I doubt it will be taken to court, criminal or civil. Stuff like this happens all the time on the net. Just think about it - Star Wars, Star Trek, on and on and on. You hear about it in the press all the time. And the threatened law suits are civil, not criminal. Noone will be arrested. Criminal prosecution is usually saved for those who make a profit - bone up on your copyright law.
The resident hounddog.
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