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Originally Posted by Chimmy
First. Coyright aside is a valid comment. This implies that I agree that there is copyright infringement. That is not my point...so I am simply deflecting all of the the flames about how serious copyright infringement is. (But judging from your response, this attempt was a failed one)..
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This thread is about copyright infringement, if you set it aside there is nothing to discuss..
see example about hitler being a nice guy ( if you put the mass killings aside )
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Originally Posted by Chimmy
And on to the other points. The title does slam iFriends. It doesn't say "Webmaster infringes on our copyright"..it doesn't say " Someone is stealing our material". It does say "iFriends better get this turned off".
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And ifriends better get it turned off or they will be liable as far as i see. I dont see why that is hard to understand or would be "slamming". Its not a threat , its a wise piece of legal advice i would think..
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Originally Posted by Chimmy
Libel, slander..whatever...my point remains. What is accepted as a normal way of doing business in this industry wouldn't fly for a second in the "real" business world
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Actually your exact words were "blatant slander", theres no "point" , he either did do blatant slander ( and its quite obvious merely from the dictionary results , that he did nothing of the sort ) or he didn't . And what he said in the title doesn't qualify as slander or libel.
But you are right this wouldn't be accepted in the "real world" , ifriends would be slapped with a c&d and so would the host and owner of the site in question. ( and possibly you for falsely accusing someone of slander
*but since its written it you would be charged with libel)
Not raining on your parade, he might have gone about it the wrong way because he is pissed , but nothing illegal about that.. might be a bad business decision in your opinion , others might find it a good one.