[Clipart] George Riddick & Imageline

[Jon Phillips]

This sucks!

On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 15:46 -0700, Greg Bulmash wrote:
> 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.

Well, DMCA is for more than just user submitted content...you still have
rights and can remove things from site if you are alerted upon
infringing content.

> 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.

settlement on images! screw that!

> 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.

Yes, totally...I think you should completely publish his efforts and
blast him, after you get advice from your father, of course!

> 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

Yah, get advice before doing anything! But seriously, he isn't going to
get much for some images! Gimme a break!

Jon


> 
> 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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