As I see itcompanies will try to leverage their intellectual property rights (copyright, trademarks, etc.) to attempt to take down stuff they don't like from the Internet.
As most web hosting providers are either a) feeble and gutless b) can't be bothered checked whether material is genuinely infringing,
they will take down material without much of a fight. After all, as a hosting provider which will you care more about -
a single customer paying £3.50 a year for cheapo hosting or the potential cost of court proceedings?
So companies simply use IP law and the chilling effect of a cease & desist letter to attack stuff they don't like.
(As most web hosting providers are either a) feeble and gutless b) can't be bothered checked whether material is genuinely infringing,
they will take down material without much of a fight. After all, as a hosting provider which will you care more about -
a single customer paying £3.50 a year for cheapo hosting or the potential cost of court proceedings?
So companies simply use IP law and the chilling effect of a cease & desist letter to attack stuff they don't like.
splorp ®,
Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:47,
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