On 7/21/06, Stan Shebs <shebs(a)apple.com>
wrote:
If you have a suggestion that doesn't involve
large numbers of
nonexistent volunteers working all hours to keep WP out of
legal peril, feel free to enlighten us.
Here's one: when people send in a DMCA takedown notice, remove the
material, notify the uploader that her materials have been removed
(via their talk page and email if the address is known), and provide
them with an opportunity to send a written notice to the service
provider stating that the material has been wrongly removed. If the
uploader provides a proper "counter-notice" claiming that the material
does not infringe copyrights, then promptly notify the claiming party
of the individual's objection. However, only restore the image if
there is also a consensus that the image is "free enough" within the
project's guidelines.
Anthony
I'm not sure the DMCA system exists under England and Wales law and
the evidece suggests the courts will think wikipedia is within their
juristiction. You are reduced to gambleing on their being no way for
the foundation to suffer any monitery hurt from the uk.
What about the Netherlands? Or france? Or Korea. Do they follow the DMCA system?