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Default OT-Copyright Lawsuits


"axolotl" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2010 4:12 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:

Nope. He'd have to show that you made money off of it to win anything. He
may write you a legal letter, and he could even get a cease-and-desist
order. But he can't win money damages, nor would you be charged with a
crime.


Woot would seem to have a better case.

http://www.woot.com/blog/viewentry.aspx?id=13420

Kevin Gallimore


Woot has no case at all. That's fair use. Posting a link is not copyright
violation, and those few words are 'way inside of the Fair Use Doctrine.

They're just doing what they say they do for a living -- post junk. g

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