exactly, but that's how the law and big business work these days. a large company can easily sue a small one out of business or harass an individual even if the claims are baseless and illogical and lack any serious legal merit, and there is little recourse other than to hire your own expensive lawyers just to protect your fully legal activities.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---------------- > > The threat is serious, but meritless morally and probably legally. When > people cave in solely due to fear of court costs, that's bullying. I doubt > there are decades of legal precedents regarding hyperlinks to pdf files. > The 2600/DeCSS case comes to mind, and doesn't seem particularly relevant > here. Some sites have sued others for linking, but that was generally for > passing-off by placing other sites' pages in frames so they appeared to > belong to a different site. Also not relevant. ---------------------- -- A man may conduct himself well in both adversity and good fortune, but if you want to test his character, give him power. �ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
