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People all around the country receive similar C&D letters every day. Many of them actually are clear cut cases of fair use. All I'm saying is that they could

People all around the country receive similar C&D letters every day. Many of them actually are clear cut cases of fair use. All I'm saying is that they could have picked any of those cases to spend their time on.

sho 9y ago
The EFF does not have unlimited resources to defend every single C&D case across the country. They pick and choose their cases to have the maximum impact and provide the best precedent for future cases. And they act according to the mandate of their supporters, with which they seem to be in very good alignment in this instance. If you really believe the EFF's time and resources would be better spent on some of these mysterious other cases you reference, and assuming you are a supporter, then write them a letter stating your arguments. I'm sure they will reply. Hell, write an open letter. I'm sure one way or the other you'll either open their eyes to the merit of your cause, or more likely, learn exactly why they can't devote resources to its pursuit. Either way, you'll be doing a hell of a lot more than simply complaining here, which is useless.
- Steeeve 9y ago
  Which is it? They didn't spend much time or they don't have unlimited resources? > mysterious other cases you reference Are you actually disputing that this doesn't happen every day? Google receives 2M takedown notices each day - and that's a stat from 2008. Those are directly related to copyright disputes, not peripherally referencing them like this case.
  - sho 9y ago
    1. Both 2. Not sure what you're trying to say. The EFF is not a free lawyer service. It exists to defend and enhance civil liberties and freedom of speech and is thus very picky about the cases it takes, and rightly so. For more information see https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance Quoting google DMCA stats is totally irrelevant. What's your point?

sho 9y ago

The EFF does not have unlimited resources to defend every single C&D case across the country. They pick and choose their cases to have the maximum impact and provide the best precedent for future cases. And they act according to the mandate of their supporters, with which they seem to be in very good alignment in this instance. If you really believe the EFF's time and resources would be better spent on some of these mysterious other cases you reference, and assuming you are a supporter, then write them a letter stating your arguments. I'm sure they will reply. Hell, write an open letter. I'm sure one way or the other you'll either open their eyes to the merit of your cause, or more likely, learn exactly why they can't devote resources to its pursuit. Either way, you'll be doing a hell of a lot more than simply complaining here, which is useless.

Steeeve 9y ago
Which is it? They didn't spend much time or they don't have unlimited resources? > mysterious other cases you reference Are you actually disputing that this doesn't happen every day? Google receives 2M takedown notices each day - and that's a stat from 2008. Those are directly related to copyright disputes, not peripherally referencing them like this case.
- sho 9y ago
  1. Both 2. Not sure what you're trying to say. The EFF is not a free lawyer service. It exists to defend and enhance civil liberties and freedom of speech and is thus very picky about the cases it takes, and rightly so. For more information see https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance Quoting google DMCA stats is totally irrelevant. What's your point?