And the really bad news about DMCA is that Wired Magazine reports that Google has started removing many sites from it's database which just have complaints against them. In response to the question: "It sounds as if you assume that all allegations of infringement are valid.", Larry Page responded: "No, not at all. But when we're notified of something, we have an obligation to do the right thing. We need to be responsive to people's rights." (This next question was even more interesting!!): "Could the DMCA be abused by powerful interests hoping to silence critics or competitors?" Page answered: "That has happened, but not much. ..." Wired, Nov. 2002, p.138. ============ Basically, according to Page, the reason Google has taken the position they have, is that the DMCA protects them from liability. I'm too tired at the moment to type more, but you should definitely read this article to see what effect the DMCA is having on your web searches. ---Al Johnson ==================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Chilcote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [TriLUG] thanks, Red Hat!
> Greg Brown wrote: > > Way to fight the DMCA, Red Hat! > > > > http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-158.html > > > > If you haven't read Slashdot this morning this is the Red Hat article that's > > causing such a stir with the DMCA. Look at the bottom of the page under > > References. > > > > Greg > > I was rather impressed by it. According to the associated Register > article (see the SlashDot story) the DMCA renders any details on the > content of a security patch actionable by the government, since it > spells out to hackers where the vulnerabilities are. > > The amount of such description being posted every day is huge. Despite > this travesty, I think this is a small fraction of the offront to > freedom and good sense embodied by the DMCA. > > I hope similar efforts will continue, despite the lack of a sense of > humor and the inflexibility our government has shown in recent months. > > > Scott C. > > > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ: > http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
