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Richard Neidich Richard Neidich is offline
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Default More web theft of AFW content

I would assume between fair use and safe harbor there is not much of a case.
Which is different than saying what they do is acceptable. To me the most
aggregious would be the one that changes the names ( I have not seen that
one)

Additionally, when I access this site I access it from Earthlink for a
connection and use outlook express. You can also access from google groups.

I don't know who actually owns the site but after a quick review of the
terms of use I am still not sure that there is a case. And when another
site uses our matierial, such as google groups that implies that it is
google.. Is this Google? I assume google while they may not advertise have
some reason to attract us to their site.

Not my specialty but I still assume fair use combined with safe harbor, that
they are not commerically selling our actual posts....a non issue. I am
sure for $5000-$10000 you can retain a media attorney, (they usually
represent news orgs) and you might win...and the other sites likely are
ordered to remove the posts, an no damages or legal costs.

Just a guess of someone that spent time in courts years back. Just a guess.

Now if you had music or military contract leaking on a site...you got them
dead to right.