I have also had problems with Chilling Effects and understand Perfect 10’s point. Let me use an analogy. Let’s assume you had something you did not want freely distributed (your medical records or credit card numbers). Furthermore, a site was offering these for free and you could find them via Google. You therefore send a notice to Google to have them remove the link to the infringing information. They in turn remove the information (like they are supposed to) HOWEVER, Google simply gives the information to Chilling Effects who simply takes the same infringing URLS and posts them. What happens is that you have achieved nothing, the relief you get from Google taking them down is completely offset but Chilling Effects putting them right back up!
People need to understand that Chilling Effects is there to threaten you! The message is “don’t you dare tell Google to take something down because we will put it right back up AND draw attention to it!”
Overall I love Google and the freedom of the Internet, but Norm Zada is right on this Chilling Effects thing. If you don’t agree just wait until it is YOU who is in desperate need of having something removed (legally) from the Internet and Chilling Effects laughs in your face and says “just for that we are going to double publish the information!”
There needs to be a way that when the law says “take it down” it ACTUALLY COMES DOWN!
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Perfect 10's point is legit...
People need to understand that Chilling Effects is there to threaten you! The message is “don’t you dare tell Google to take something down because we will put it right back up AND draw attention to it!”
Overall I love Google and the freedom of the Internet, but Norm Zada is right on this Chilling Effects thing. If you don’t agree just wait until it is YOU who is in desperate need of having something removed (legally) from the Internet and Chilling Effects laughs in your face and says “just for that we are going to double publish the information!”
There needs to be a way that when the law says “take it down” it ACTUALLY COMES DOWN!
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