On 6/3/07, Anthony wikimail@inbox.org wrote:
On 6/3/07, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
On 03/06/07, Anthony wikimail@inbox.org wrote:
On 6/3/07, Sean Barrett sean@epoptic.com wrote:
It's also important to point out that US law provides a three
year
limitation to prosecute for infringement of copyright. Material
that
has already been there for three years cannot be subject.
=20 =20 Each time someone downloads the page there is a new infringement,
and s=
o a
new three years.
{{verify}}{{dubious}}<cough>bullshit</cough>
http://www.google.com/search?q=copyright+statute+of+limitations
Next time read the rest of the thread before making an ass out of
yourself.
"However, the courts are divided as to how this applies."
http://law.freeadvice.com/intellectual_property/copyright_law/copyright_stat...
"Some courts hold that you can recover your damages for the entirety of the infringement so long as a lawsuit is filed within 3 years of the last infringing act; others limit damages to those acts which occurred within the three years leading up to the lawsuit."
The courts are divided as to whether or not infringing acts which occurred more than three years ago count, they are *not* divided on the fact that you can recover for damages for those infringing acts which occurred less than three years ago.
"Here's how limitations works in copyright cases. A complaint is filed in 2005. Under what circumstances may plaintiff collect damages for acts of infringement that began in 2000 and continued into 2005? (If the infringement began in 2000 but stopped in 2001, a suit brought in 2005 is untimely and no recovery is possible). All circuits permit recovery reaching back to 2002."
http://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/05/statute-of-limitations-part-one.htm...
"The statute of limitations for copyright infringement is three years for both civil and criminal lawsuits. This means that if somebody infringes your copyright, you must bring a lawsuit within three years of the infringing act. If your bring a suit more than three years after the infringement began, you may only be permitted to recover three years worth of damages."
http://www.alankorn.com/articles/copyright_infringe.html
Do I need more?