You guys just do not get it, do you? A small infringement is enough to have them sued and probably have them want to settle. This is your chance to make them pay for not treating you right. For abusing your software and thinking that they can do whatever they wish with copyrighted material. Their name has been so badly hurt when they tried to protect their own copyrighted materials by using "spyware" that facing a lawsuit now about infringing on someone else's rights is so symbolic and powerful that the media will be all over them. It will make them look so bad they will probably want to settle this as quickly as possible. I am not the one who wrote the original email and I do not think money is the motivation. Freedom should be the motivation, these guys are trying to take away basic freedoms people should have with regard to fair use of music and in the process of doing so they even violate someone else's copyrgihts, this has got to stop. I would love to see them taught a lesson.
Do me a favor, call someone from EFF, they will get you a lwayer and will take it from there. All you have to do is one phone call by at least one LAME copyright owner and the rest is history, Sony will learn to respect other people copyrights and not just care about their own! Nils Faerber wrote: >Ivo Doko schrieb: > > >>Excuse me if I got it wrong, but it's not all in money. I wouldn't sue them >>because I could become a millionaire, I would sue them because of a >>principle, and because they think they can do whatever they want without any >>consequences. >> >> > >And additionally, isn't Lame LGPL and not GPL? >This would allow Sony thi form of usage... pitily ;) I would have loved >to trouble thme a little but I guess any claims against them are of no >value. > > > >>Thank you. >>Hope you'll sue them. >> >> > >Beter not, we would loose the case I guess. The LGPL explicetly allows >that form of usage. > > > >>Cheers. >> >> >Cheers > nils > > > >>On 11/16/05, Thomas Ochsenbein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hello, >>> >>>If you read the link below it appears that Sony have stolen the Lame >>>encoder and violated your copyrights: >>> >>>http://dewinter.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=215. >>> >>>I believe that in America, you can sue for $150,000 PER INFRINGEMENT. >>>Even if Sony only sold 1000 CDs, you could sue for $150 MILLION. >>> >>>If I was you I would NOT waste this opportunity to collect MILLIONS >>>OF DOLLARS. I am sure you can find a lawyer who will take a % of the >>>winnings, so you would not have any upfront costs. >>> >>>Lame involved a large amount of hard work. This is your chance to be >>>MILLIONAIRES. Please do NOT waste this opportunity to get a well >>>deserved reward. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>> >>>Thomas >>> >>> >>> > > > _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [email protected] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
