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"Around the same time I got a call from the VP of anti-piracy at one of the majors. After I picked up the phone his first words were, “Justin, I just have one q
by iamdave 18y ago
"Around the same time I got a call from the VP of anti-piracy at one of the majors. After I picked up the phone his first words were, “Justin, I just have one question for you: where do I send the summons and complaint?”"
This sort of tactic should be outlawed. Bar none; preemptively filing a summons (within reasonable circumstances) before mutual compromises can be made and using that preemptive strategy to intimidate anyone is just horrible.
- tptacek 18y agoThat sounds great on a message board, but in the real world, it would be a debacle. What are the "mutual compromises" that should preempt someone's legitimate commercial rights? On the other hand, big companies would love it, because they've already had your idea, and just gave it a different name: "mandatory binding arbitration."