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Ethically this is far better behaviour than those who are shutting down the service and there is altruism rather than profit motivation BUT legally isn't this e
by josephlord 14y ago
Ethically this is far better behaviour than those who are shutting down the service and there is altruism rather than profit motivation BUT legally isn't this epic scale copyright infringement of millions of works created by thousands of people?
- sp332 14y agoIt's been discussed. Because it was published in a public forum, fair use is certainly a consideration. Is it legal to copy stuff from websites without permission? U.S. courts haven’t made a clear determination. Andy Sellars, a staff attorney at the Citizen Media Law Project, says he would argue that it counts as “fair use” under copyright law. However, he notes that the Archive Team’s torrents don’t offer a mechanism for copyright holders to demand that certain material be taken down, which could hurt its case in a court. http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/426434/fire-in-the-library/ http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/426434/fire-in...