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02-26-2013, 08:51 AM | #16 | |
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Web browsers do not have to include black lists to prevent their users visiting URLs that host pirated content and ISPS do not have to black list sites that link to piracy when requested by a copyright owner. Now in the ISP case they will blacklist when a court order forces them to (e.g pirate bay), but that doesn't mean you have to or should block it without a court order. I would imagine most courts would take a different view on whether you're facilitating piracy by explicitly providing links to a pirate site or by allowing users to add any site they fancy which may or may not be a piracy site. You're not encouraging piracy in the latter case in my humble and not so legal opinion. Above isn't legal advice though just opinion, need a lawyer for the former Last edited by JoeD; 02-26-2013 at 08:57 AM. |
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That has been sorted out. LitRes agree that removing the built-in link is all that is required.
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Well then it isn't the absolute matter of principle that you implied earlier, is it?
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02-26-2013, 10:34 AM | #19 |
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The OP is correct, this is a grey area. Some cases in the US have held that if the link may be infringing if it was made knowing that the linked-to material was infringing and with the intent of inducing people to follow the link and infringe copyright. Other cases have, arguably, gone in the opposite direction. Generally, the better view is that in most cases simply linking is not infringing.
That said, your lawyer is probably going to tell you to remove the link. It's simply not worth the hassle to file a DMCA counter claim, which brings up a larger issue with the DMCA takedown process. |
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Naturally. I never said otherwise, and I never implied it was an absolute matter of principle (and FWIW I don't think Voltaire believed anything so daft either).
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The other interesting thing is you have to agree to US jurisdiction, and so do they. What do you think they odds are of them actually following through and filing suit in the US? What I would do, would probably be pull the link, and be ready to respond to any DMCA notice they may send to your host or Google etc with a counter notice. Last edited by twobits; 02-26-2013 at 11:22 AM. |
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I'm a huge fan of Freda and you've got to do what you think is right, but IMHO I wouldn't want this as a default source (I'm actually surprised you made it through WP/W8 certification at all with that source; there must not be russian-reading certification people on the team). Stick with quality default sources like Feedbooks and Gutenberg (basically, all of your other default sources except flibusta), and keep on providing OPDS access. If users want to use flibusta, the OPDS link is very prominent on their home page and they can easily add it as their own OPDS source. That gets you off the hook while still maintaining the functionality your various users desire. I'd say in this case LitRes.ru probably does have the right to ask you to remove flibusta as a default source, but there's no way they have the right to ask you to remove OPDS support or add a blacklist. |
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Just to let you know how the debate has (for now) ended ...
I've agreed with LitRes that I'll remove the flibusta link from the program. Obviously, people who're already using flibusta with Freda will still be able to do so, and it's always possible to manually add it as an OPDS source. It sounds like the same solution that they apparently agreed with Moon+. |
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