[Clipart] George Riddick & Imageline

[Greg Bulmash]

Jon,

Because the images aren't user submitted, but ones I harvested from the 
web, I'm not sure DMCA applies.  And if it does, I'd need a lawyer's 
opinion on that.

My attorney (my father) is on vacation in China, on a cruise ship, and 
virtually incommunicado.  I have told Riddick this multiple times and 
said I'd cooperate to remove the works he identified from the web, but 
there would be no discussion of a settlement until my attorney returned.

He keeps saying I'll have to make a settlement offer within a few days 
or he'll refer it to his lawyers who will be much nastier, etc.  I told 
him that his repeated insistence that I make a settlement offer before I 
can avail myself of counsel is both suspect and his tactics border on 
extortion.

He's been quite the asshole and if I publish his threats to my blog, 
then submit it to Slashdot, I could have him inundated with hackers and 
cranks, but just like I don't want to make a settlement offer before my 
lawyer gets back, I don't want to start trying this case in the media 
before I have my lawyer's advice on that.

He's trying HARD to push me into making an offer before I have that 
legal guidance.  But I'm going to stand firm.

- Greg


Jon Phillips wrote:
> Crazy! Yah, good you pushed the work onto him! Please do update that
> wiki link and glad we are not infringing...I would though just make him
> and anyone else aware how they can participate in our community process!
> 
> Don't let some lame lawyer-talk flap like that without evidence...and
> remember you/we have DMCA to fall back on which allows for some freedoms
> and response time ~ 72 hours on infringement claims, and ability to make
> counter claims...
> 
> Jon
> 
> On Mon, 2008-09-22 at 21:33 -0700, Greg Bulmash wrote:
>> He finally provided a list of 247 images.  None of the images on it came 
>> from OCAL.  I do however have a bone to pick with Kam's Art.
>>
>> Please remove Kam's Art from the Wiki as a potential place for 
>> harvesting artworks.  It is apparently rife with piracy.
>>
>> - Greg
>>
>>
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