Here's some background on the SonicBLUE lawsuit: http://news.com.com/2100-1040-981128.html http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=sonicblue --- From: "Paul \"Evil Genius\" Music" <evlpawlat_private> To: "DeClan" <declanat_private> Subject: On the advice of my lawyer, I have taken down the sharing side of the Planet Replay web site Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 21:57:39 -0600 http://www.planetreplay.com/sharing_011603.php Sharing currently suspended I gave my deposition testimony in the Entertainment Companies' lawsuit against SonicBLUE on January 14th. Based on the questions they asked me at my deposition, the fact that I do not want my users to be sued or their privacy put at risk, and that I myself do not want to be sued, the portions of PlanetReplay.com relating to sharing shows have been taken down until further notice. As many of you may know if you have been reading this web site over the past few months, I was subpoenaed to give documents and a deposition in the lawsuit between the Entertainment Companies and SonicBLUE. That deposition happened on January 14th, 2003. Based on the questions I was asked by the lawyer for the Entertainment Companies, it became clear to me that the Plaintiffs consider my web site, Planet Replay, to be aiding in the violation of their copyrights. More importantly to me, it seems that the Plaintiffs were also interested in the users of this site and the data about show sharing that this site provides. I think it is also obvious to anyone paying attention to current events that the Plaintiffs have little reluctance to sue anyone who they consider to be violating their copyrights or helping others to violate their copyrights (such as SonicBLUE, KaZaa, Napster, etc. etc.) On the advice of my lawyer, I have taken down the sharing side of the Planet Replay web site and one of the forums. Given that I do not want to put the privacy of Planet Replay users at risk, and that I myself do not want to be sued, I made the hard decision that it is in the best interests of the users of this site, as well as my own, that the sharing portions of this web site be taken down. Hopefully, if the lawsuit against SonicBLUE goes to trial and the court supports the legality of show sharing, the site will return. The rest of Planet Replay, the FAQs, Forums, and Account Management area (including account removal) will still remain active during these times. Thank you all for your support and your interest. If you have any questions about why I have taken down the site, please send an email to pressat_private and either I or my lawyer will get back to you. -Chad Little Owner, Planet Replay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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