David Gerard wrote:
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&am...
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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