Matthew Garrett writes: > Michael Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Whether the lawsuit is frivolous or not is totally irrelevant. What >> is relevant is that the user is required to give up a legal protection >> he normally has -- for no better reason than the convenience of the >> copyright holder to sue users. The cost is particularly aggravated by >> the fact that we have already seen frivolous claims on the part of >> copyright owners. > > We've seen frivolous suits against software alleging patent > infringement. Since the only way we can protect our users from these is > to stop distributing software, should we do so?
I do not propose we do anything to stop frivolous lawsuits. I suggest you reread the paragraph you quoted instead of just the last sentence. Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
