Attacking ISPs As A Proxy In Your Legal Fight... Part II
from the seems-popular dept
We just posted a story about the recording industry turning its legal guns towards ISPs, and it seems like that's an increasingly popular tactic of anyone who doesn't like something that's online. Rather than going after those actually responsible, scare the ISP into taking people offline. That appears to be what happened to a site in the UK that was trying to post anti-scam info. It seems that one of the companies the site discussed didn't like being on the site and, rather than going after the guy directly, convinced his web hosting firm to pull the plug. In this case, the guy who runs the site says he has no problem defending the content in court, where he believes he'll be vindicated, but he can't even get the content online thanks to the legal nastygrams. While this case is in the UK, US ISPs are supposed to be protected against such things by the DMCA -- but there is still a system for doing takedown notices which are almost as effective in many cases.
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Thats horrible
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Common enough in the US...
I think it's illegal, but it's also effective. Most ISPs will cave immediately.
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Does anyone remember the good old days?
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Example: You're staying at a hotel for a week. After the first night, the manager refunds your money and kicks you out. You might have some legal recourse, but if you don't leave, then the hotel can have you arrested for trespass ... even if you did nothing at all wrong.
This has ALWAYS been the case (at least here in the States).
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Re: Does anyone remember the good old days?
btw, remember michael abrash?
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He can get it on-line...
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