[PGCanada] Re: [Fwd: Re: !@!Re: PG Canada]

Darryl Moore darryl at moores.ca
Tue Nov 9 08:21:10 PST 2004


Can't do that!

The DMCA notice and take down provisions would force the server to be 
shut down. Additionally, we as Canadians could quite legitimately be 
found to be breaking US copyright laws AND a Canadian court could easily 
agree that the US court has jurisdiction.

If we keep everything Canadian from the ISP to the server to the 
individuals doing the work, and we follow Canadian law diligently, then 
a Canadian court would be a lot less likely to agree that any US laws 
would apply. If our courts agree that the US has no jurisdiction, then 
we are under no obligation to defend ourselves in US court.

Lastly, we are not really into this to upset US lawyers. The purpose is 
to promote the Canadian public domain and fight to keep it. I'd be just 
as happy if the US were physically incapable of accessing the site.

cheers,
darryl

Michael Hart wrote:

> 
> I'm wondering if we should host PG Canada on a US site,
> I'm sure that will upset the lawyers, especailly those
> involved with Gone With The Wind.
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Darryl Moore wrote:
> 
>> Great, and here is a test of the list. Let's clear some of the cobwebs 
>> and see if we can get others involved!
>>
>> Russell McOrmond wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Darryl Moore wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yea that's the right list. There just is no archive of past 
>>>> discussions. However from what Wallace says that may be because 
>>>> there haven't been any. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   There are only two months that had any, with Wallace being who 
>>> tried to raise the dead in August.
>>>
>>> http://projectgutenberg.ca/
>>>
>>>
>>> "Coming soon".
>>>
>>>   Great to know that this is already started, and Darryl won't be 
>>> starting from scratch..
>>>
>>>
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