Great, very interesting. Unfortunate that this has happened. Morally, I think it is the respectable thing to honor Wilson's wishes here to the best ability we have.
On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:31 AM Tom Wilson <wilso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 7:00 AM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> Is there a way to comply? I think once we know about a file being shared >> publicly we should take steps to remove it. >> >> thanks >> Steve >> > > Legally speaking, only Van can make someone take down his work. If it’s > posted to Internet Archive without his permission, then he would have to > request the files be taken down. > > If he can’t (because he has passed away), then whoever inherits his > intellectual property would have to make that request. The the rest of us > have no legal authority to act on his behalf. In fact, if Van’s heirs > decide they want his work made public, we’d have to respect that, too. > > You can ask so Archive.org nicely, I suppose, but they are under no > obligation to honor a request from a third party that is not acting as > Van’s agent. > > > -- > Tom Wilson > wilso...@gmail.com > (619)940-6311 > K6ABZ >
