Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-27 Thread William Pitcock
.) William --Original Message-- From: Jack Bates To: Richard A Steenbergen Cc: North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: DMCA takedowns of networks Sent: Oct 26, 2009 1:44 PM Richard A Steenbergen wrote: had no liability in the matter. Of course Hurricane is well within

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-27 Thread William Pitcock
...@merit.edu Subject: RE: DMCA takedowns of networks Per Dictionary.com: blackmail -noun 1. any payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of injurious revelations or accusations. 2. the extortion of such payment: He confessed rather than suffer the dishonor of blackmail. 3. a tribute formerly

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Sven Olaf Kamphuis
Group Subject: Re: DMCA takedowns of networks On Oct 24, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote: Outside of child pornography there is no content that I would ever consider censoring without a court order nor would I ever purchase transit from a company that engages in this type of behavior

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Johnson
So why are we having this discussion? Because it appears that HE took down non-infringing sites? Excuse me for stating the obvious. :-) ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - On the technical side of this question... Let's say that a customer is doing

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Joe Greco
So why are we having this discussion? Because it appears that HE took down non-infringing sites? Excuse me for stating the obvious. :-) ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - On the technical side of this question... Let's say that a customer

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread John van Oppen
Main: 206.973.8300 Website: http://spectrumnetworks.us -Original Message- From: Joe Greco [mailto:jgr...@ns.sol.net] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 7:45 AM To: Brian Johnson Cc: North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: DMCA takedowns of networks So why are we having

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Bates
John van Oppen wrote: I think that is a pretty standard procedure. We generally give our users 12 hours to remove the content before we null-route the IP... The only time this does not apply is with active spam sources, simple and quite effective. And yet, that may have been exactly what

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Johnson
-Original Message- From: Jack Bates [mailto:jba...@brightok.net] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:52 AM To: John van Oppen Cc: Joe Greco; Brian Johnson; North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: DMCA takedowns of networks John van Oppen wrote: I think that is a pretty

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread N. Yaakov Ziskind
Jack Bates wrote (on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 09:52:01AM -0500): John van Oppen wrote: I think that is a pretty standard procedure. We generally give our users 12 hours to remove the content before we null-route the IP... The only time this does not apply is with active spam sources, simple and

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Shrdlu
N. Yaakov Ziskind wrote: Jack Bates wrote (on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 09:52:01AM -0500): John van Oppen wrote: I think that is a pretty standard procedure. We generally give our users 12 hours to remove the content before we null-route the IP... And yet, that may have been exactly what

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Sven Olaf Kamphuis
Is there a better solution that doesn't require intrusive parsing? Sure. Tell the hoster they've got to shut it down, or else lose their connectivity. which would be called blackmail. sure, have the cops arrest the guy that actually runs the site or uploaded it onto the site, if they

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Richard A Steenbergen
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:11:47AM -0500, Brian Johnson wrote: Is there any reason to believe that HE didn't do that? The report doesn't mention if HE contacted the customer before doing this. According to May First's own statement, this is exactly what happened:

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Joly MacFie
[realizing that I am veering OT] Last Thursday I videotaped a talk Jefferson's Moose in Cyberspace in NYC. http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=959 (still editing - soon come) One point made was that the progress vs moral rights dichotomy in copyright philosophy is so deep that there really is little, if

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Bates
Richard A Steenbergen wrote: had no liability in the matter. Of course Hurricane is well within their rights not to serve any customer that they please, but the customer is also well within their rights to find another provider who better respects the rights of free speech on the Internet (if

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Williams
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Jack Bates jba...@brightok.net wrote: Richard A Steenbergen wrote: had no liability in the matter. Of course Hurricane is well within their rights not to serve any customer that they please, but the customer is also well within their rights to find another

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Bates
Bruce Williams wrote: Not that HE should act as a judge, but just to clarify what is being done. Hey. I think it's great satire. Given the nature of their content, you'd expect them to have been better prepared for a DMCA notice. I suspect they will be in the future. Jack

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Randy Bush
But, if HE *didn't* do that, why aren't they commenting? Like, on this forum, for example? HE ppl seem to know the address of NANOG ... probably because they, like many of us, are deeply amused by days of conjecturbation. randy

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Johnson
, this is not blackmail. Please thrown your grenades and run. :) - Brian -Original Message- From: Sven Olaf Kamphuis [mailto:s...@cyberbunker.com] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 12:25 PM To: Joe Greco Cc: Brian Johnson; North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Bret Clark
BS to say the least...first the US Chamber of Commerce is not a government organization. And even if there were what right does anyone have to tread on Freedom of Speech?!? Was there a court order? I'd really be interested in know what strong arm tactic they used with HE. William Allen

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Jeffrey Lyon
Outside of child pornography there is no content that I would ever consider censoring without a court order nor would I ever purchase transit from a company that engages in this type of behavior. Jeff On Oct 24, 2009 9:01 AM, William Allen Simpson william.allen.simp...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Oct 24, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote: Outside of child pornography there is no content that I would ever consider censoring without a court order nor would I ever purchase transit from a company that engages in this type of behavior. A DMCA takedown order has the force of law.

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Brandt, Ralph
- From: Patrick W. Gilmore [mailto:patr...@ianai.net] Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:36 AM To: North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: DMCA takedowns of networks On Oct 24, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote: Outside of child pornography there is no content that I would ever

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Richard A Steenbergen
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 09:36:05AM -0400, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: On Oct 24, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote: Outside of child pornography there is no content that I would ever consider censoring without a court order nor would I ever purchase transit from a company that engages

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread James Hess
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 8:00 AM, William Allen Simpson What's going on?  Since when are we required to take down an entire customer's net for one of their subscriber's so-called infringement? Since people are afraid. Organizations may send DMCA letters, whether they are valid or not; the

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Brett Frankenberger
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:06:29AM -0400, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: On Oct 24, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 09:36:05AM -0400, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: On Oct 24, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote: Outside of child pornography there is no content

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Oct 24, 2009, at 11:20 AM, Brett Frankenberger wrote: On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:06:29AM -0400, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: On Oct 24, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 09:36:05AM -0400, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: On Oct 24, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Jeffrey Lyon

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Jeffrey Lyon
Patrick, My comment was geared toward freedom of content and should not be interpreted to mean that network abuse will be permitted. We're very conservative about how we handle DMCA requests. If we receive one it better be valid and if there is any doubt we will challenge the sender vice punish

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Joe Greco
On Oct 24, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 09:36:05AM -0400, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: On Oct 24, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote: Outside of child pornography there is no content that I would ever consider censoring without a court order

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Oct 24, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote: My comment was geared toward freedom of content and should not be interpreted to mean that network abuse will be permitted. We're very conservative about how we handle DMCA requests. If we receive one it better be valid and if there is any doubt

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Oct 24, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Joe Greco wrote: Laws frequently have multiple options for compliance. Doesn't mean you don't have to follow the law. A DMCA takedown notice isn't law, Patrick, and does not have the force of law claimed above. You say potato, I say whatever. In the field

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Joe Greco
On Oct 24, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Joe Greco wrote: Laws frequently have multiple options for compliance. Doesn't mean you don't have to follow the law. A DMCA takedown notice isn't law, Patrick, and does not have the force of law claimed above. You say potato, I say whatever. In the

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-24 Thread Joly MacFie
I've excerpted, and posted anonymously, a few quotes from this thread on the ISOC-NY website. I hope that this is acceptable - if not, let me know off list. http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=996 -- --- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665