MPAA honeypot (Re: MPAA thinks linking is illegal [cpunk]

2000-09-13 Thread Trei, Peter
[I'm seeing a *large* number of messages yesterday and today which apparently have sat on some spool for around 2 weeks. In some cases, responses to these messages got through rapidly, but the original did not.] > -- > David Honig[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] writes: > At 04:09 PM 8/30/00

Re: MPAA thinks linking is illegal

2000-09-13 Thread Tom Vogt
Steven Furlong wrote: > > Now, the MPAA is trying to force me to remove a LINK to the code from > > my class page. This is enough to make me want to throw up. > > Can you simply remove the tag, but leave the address in as text? > The reader would still be able to see where to go, but it wouldn'

Re: MPAA thinks linking is illegal

2000-08-30 Thread Tim May
>Greg Newby wrote: >> >> I was forced to remove my copy of the DeCSS code this spring by UNC as >> a result of a complaint by the MPAA. >> >> Now, the MPAA is trying to force me to remove a LINK to the code from > > my class page. This is enough to make me want to throw up. > Look, you say

MPAA honeypot (Re: MPAA thinks linking is illegal

2000-08-30 Thread Greg Newby
On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 04:33:04PM -0400, David Honig wrote: > > At 04:09 PM 8/30/00 -0400, Greg Newby wrote: > >I was forced to remove my copy of the DeCSS code this spring by UNC as > >a result of a complaint by the MPAA. > > > >Now, the MPAA is trying to force me to remove a LINK to the code f

Re: MPAA thinks linking is illegal

2000-08-30 Thread Greg Newby
We'll see what UNC says. Their legal counsel is extremely conservative, but luckily technically literate. Of course, the main thing here is the principal. The link is substantial to my class, and Kaplan's decision has no bearing on N.C. (nor anyone else...). BTW, more stuff on my spring incide

Re: MPAA thinks linking is illegal

2000-08-30 Thread Steven Furlong
Greg Newby wrote: > > I was forced to remove my copy of the DeCSS code this spring by UNC as > a result of a complaint by the MPAA. > > Now, the MPAA is trying to force me to remove a LINK to the code from > my class page. This is enough to make me want to throw up. Can you simply remove the

MPAA honeypot (Re: MPAA thinks linking is illegal

2000-08-30 Thread David Honig
At 04:09 PM 8/30/00 -0400, Greg Newby wrote: >I was forced to remove my copy of the DeCSS code this spring by UNC as >a result of a complaint by the MPAA. > >Now, the MPAA is trying to force me to remove a LINK to the code from >my class page. This is enough to make me want to throw up. > First,

MPAA thinks linking is illegal

2000-08-30 Thread Greg Newby
I was forced to remove my copy of the DeCSS code this spring by UNC as a result of a complaint by the MPAA. Now, the MPAA is trying to force me to remove a LINK to the code from my class page. This is enough to make me want to throw up. -- Greg - Forwarded message from Jeanne Smythe <[EM