Hi Rich,
Maybe with our legal backgrounds, we both see the need to protect rights and
for that reason neither of us would get involved in hosting copyrighted
files.
I mostly see the risks in doing that...
I don't want to get drawn into a debate whether copyright is "good" or
"bad" or "right" or "wrong". That horse has been beaten to death. The
fact is that copyright is the law of the land - if you don't like it,
try to influence your MP. (Ahem, good luck with that).
I think the need to obtain the copyright holders' permission is paramount -
if you do not bother to approach them and are later found out as having
breached their copyright, then it is a much more fraught position than if
you contacted them first and ascertained what they would like to happen.
Provided they say yes. If not, I do believe that you would be in breach
of copyright, whether they said nothing or an outright "no".
As for the impact on my health - the problem is that (as some people are
aware) I have been struggling with poor health now for 2 1/2 years.
I'm very sorry to hear that!
I would rather not publicise the attacks further by including extracts -
I still believe people like that deserve to be exposed, but it's your
life and your decision.
Wolfgang
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