On 12/1/07, Ken Arromdee <arromdee(a)rahul.net> wrote:
I'll have to admit I made a mistake on this one,
since policy does allow
DMCA notices. It still seems bizarre, but it was obviously part of the
policy for a while.
Well, nobody complaining about copyright infringement needs to fill
out any sort of form, or consult an attorney, or have any idea what
DMCA stands for, only to say "hey, you people copied my shit and I can
prove it." and we take it down while the matter is investigated.
If he turns out to be trolling, and the content in question isn't
actually plagiarized, we put it back up. Then maybe we block him for
wasting our time, but never for any sort of "legal threat", even if he
did mention suing us.
Copyright issues have always superseded "legal threats" issues as far
as I know. Common sense.
—C.W.