I'm posting this since many of you noticed that we've trimmed the size of the security news over the last few years and stopped forwarding news from sites that Righthaven represents, I can't afford to fight an organization like Righthaven, but the EFF can, and I'd like to see InfoSec News subscribers help the EFF Topple a Troll! Thanks! William Knowles wk @ infosec news -=- Here's your chance to help EFF topple a troll! Over the past two weeks, EFF has won the dismissal of two bogus infringement lawsuits filed by notorious "copyright troll" Righthaven LLC. In the first case, a federal judge ruled that Righthaven had no standing to sue an online political forum for a five-sentence excerpt of a news story posted by a user, because EFF sleuthing revealed that Righthaven did not own the copyright. Last week, the court relied on the evidence presented in the first case and dismissed Righthaven's lawsuit against a non-commercial blog that provides prosecutor resources for difficult to prosecute "no body" homicide cases. These victories are sweet, but Righthaven and copyright trolls like them have filed thousands of additional lawsuits across the country, using the threat of massive damages available under copyright law to pressure defendants into quick settlements. One copyright troll is attempting to subpoena the identities of thousands of BitTorrent users and sue them collectively to minimize their own court costs, while another is targeting alleged adult film downloaders with hopes of exploiting the additional threat of embarrassment associated with porn. We need your financial support to bring an end to this awful business model. EFF's hard work has provided the facts and precedents needed to dismiss even more lawsuits. By making a gift today, you will help fund the court battles and activism protecting freedom of information and your online rights. Lend your support to continue our success. Donate Today! https://www.eff.org/trolls ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Wed Jun 29 2011 - 00:05:27 PDT
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