Lawyers and other representatives of the entertainment
industry,
including Michael Avery, an attorney for Toshiba Corporation,
expressed surprise at Digg's decision, but suggested that a suit aimed
at Digg might merely spread the information more widely. "If you try
to stick up for what you have a legal right to do, and you're somewhat
worse off because of it, that's an interesting concept."
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-revolt3may03,0,1001452.story?page=2&a…
It appears to be the first time they've worked out that s00per DMCA
powers might not be a good thing to throw around without a moment's
thought.
This is a Eureka! moment for the industry. The little guy has always
known that the costs of legally recovring for damages to the broken
window caused bya a rock at the hand ot the neighbour's brat are always
far more than the actual damage. Taking such issues to court are costly
even if you win.
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