On 3 June 2010 21:42, Ryan Kaldari <rkald...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > There are several handy online guides for how to file DMCA > counter-notices. It is very easy and doesn't require hiring a lawyer. > The only catch is that by filing the counter-notice you are putting your > money where your mouth is and legally asserting that you have the right > to post the work (so make sure that this is correct or you may end up in > a lawsuit).
Yep! You want to write a first draft of a guide? I'm sure the EFF or someone like that will have something suitable to start with. We can't have a lawyer employed by the WMF look over it, but we have lots of lawyers amongst the volunteers. > The current situation is completely different than the NPG situation, > which involved only bogus threats, not a legally binding takedown notice. Indeed. If they had issued a takedown notice, someone could have responded with "it's not bogus. I am this person at this address. Make my day." - d. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
