On Dec 1, 2007 5:54 PM, Charlotte Webb <charlottethewebb(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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Copyright issues have always superseded "legal threats" issues as far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.
More or less, if Durova called or emailed the office saying "Take down
this email or I'll have to pursue legal options", and Cary said "Ho,
she seems to be right here!" There may have been an ~5 minute period
where she should've been prevented from editing between when she asked
and when Cary actually did it and resolved the situation. However, it
would've been an incredible violation of m:DICK to enforce that point,
under the circumstances.
Regardless, any legal threats she may or may not have issued seem to
be resolved, and she shouldn't be blocked *now* under the terms of
NLT, so the issue is moot.
Cheers
WilyD