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Aaron Trevena wrote:
On 17 March 2010 07:45, tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:This bill will allow media giants to steal your copyright property (images, software, music) wholesale by "mistakenly" assuming they are orphaned works.This point on orphaned works is vitally important. I cannot find it mentioned in the bill. I have raised this point on Groklaw and its been dismissed. If it is true then it needs to be fought tooth and nail ( though we could try dialling an 0800 number of MS and use that as a tried to find the copyright holder to orphan ...oh hang on) If its a red herring theres no point in making fools of ourselves complaining about it.The IPO says its not a red herring : http://copyrightaction.com/forum/why-the-ipo-is-wrong
It seems that section 116 of the bill covers this. *http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmbills/089/10089.49-55.html#j601A* Unbelievable - so full of holes its amazing. (b) has reasonable grounds for believing that another person has taken those steps and that the owner of the interest has not been found. he said he done it.. Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html