More to the point are the key copyright words, "without express written permission." I would feel very comfortable betting a month's salary that being hired to look for copyrighted materials by the owner of that copyright in this fashion is just that kind of permission. :) On Fri, 2002-07-12 at 04:27, Kayne Ian (Softlab) wrote: > 2 points about this thread. > > First, a lot of people have posted responses to the effect of "Unless xxx > downloads the file that is supposedly breaching copyright, they can't tell > if you *are* breaching copyright or not, thus breaching it themselves". > Unfortunately this isn't true (at least for EDonkey). EDonkey creates a hash > of the file on your hd, and compares it with the hashes on everyone elses > hd. If you're in the middle of downloading the file, Edonkey can be sure > it's resuming the same file from someone else (regardless of filename) by > these hashes. Therefore to prove copyright infringment, all these companies > need to do is to confirm your hashes are the same hashes as a "real" warezed > version of whatever movie. Of course the movie house give the company legal > permission to download etc the file, therefore they are not in contravention > of copyright law. So all the company does is run a donkeybot or similar, > scan the network and log all the people who are sharing a file with hashes > that match a warezed ver of the movie. Until it becomes illegal to own a > checksum of a file... > > As a side note, this hashing works against them too. They may have been > flooding the p2p networks with "bad" versions of movies, but all any > sensible person needs to do is to use a website (sharereactor.com, for > example) and use the hash link off there. Providing the website is "true" > (and there are enough of them), you'll always be garanteed to download the > file you actually want. > > Secondly, companies & "entities" in the USA really need to get a damn grip > of themselves. A friend of mine received an email from a company saying he > was breaching the DCMA etc for exactly the same reason as Keith Tyler. The > problem? He lives in the UK, just like me. Sorry to tell you, no matter how > much you don't want to believe it (and how many times you put a Skylarov in > jail) American law does NOT apply worldwide. > > All that said, piracy is of course a crime. Views are my own. Standard > disclaimer applies etc etc. > > Ian Kayne > Technical Specialist - IT Solutions > Softlab Ltd - A BMW Company > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom > they are addressed. > > If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for > delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received > this email in error and that any use of the information contained within > this email or attachments is strictly prohibited. > > Internet communications are not secure and Softlab does not accept > any legal responsibility for the content of this message. Any opinions > expressed in the email are those of the individual and not necessarily > those of the Company. > > If you have received this email in error, or if you are concerned with > the content of this email please notify the IT helpdesk by telephone > on +44 (0)121 788 5480. > > ********************************************************************
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