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Corbis Sues Amazon for Copyright Infringement
Gedvondur writes "The story ran in the WSJ today, that the Gates-owned image company, Corbis, is suing Amazon.com for copyright violations (PDF link). Apparently the suit was without warning to Amazon. Amazon will use the DMCA to defend itself. Link goes to copy of the WSJ article on Corbis's site."
INSIGHTFUL!!!
Ohh, Me Attorney, Ohh, Ohh, Me Attorney!
PDF as the only link? Yuck!
eh?
mod parent DOWN, but mod grand-parent UP!
/. fag like taco!
heh heh i am a nerd
I Am Not A Laywer, but:
I gather that the DMCA has a clause stating that those accused of breaking the law electronically *without them knowing they were doing so* have a chance to 'fess up and stop doing it. Basicly they can say "okay, we'll make sure we won't do it again" and the suit goes away.
What it means is that Corbis has patented something (probably completely stupid like buying images online, thumbnail galleries or something), is retro-actively suing Amazon - but Amazon has a chance to say "woah!" before much else happens.
At least I *think* how it works.
Stupid patents stifling a free-market economy. They need to be burned. All of them.
If someone shoots a picture of my Garden Gnome, I'll sue him! Be warned... suing is cool now... S!
GUVE NE NINEY NOW
(because i'm going to be a mindless /. zombie for now)
Do we (/.ers) like amazon or not?
YOu are christ
only on /. could some one with moderator points mark the THIRD POST redundant...
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