[davidspalding]

Originally Posted by JimDantin

From Dan Jackson:
"Update (2003/10/07)
The UK's implementation of the European Union Copyright Directive means that, starting from October 31st, it will no longer be legal to use or distribute Convert LIT in the UK. In accordance with this Directive, we will unfortunately be closing down this web page. If you believe you can provide a home for Convert LIT which is not affected by this or similar directives/laws, please drop us a line. "

I presume that the author can find a "safe haven" somewhere. Don't they host web sites in China yet? ;)

[davidspalding]

Originally Posted by JimDantin

From Dan Jackson:
"Update (2003/10/07)
The UK's implementation of the European Union Copyright Directive means that, starting from October 31st, it will no longer be legal to use or distribute Convert LIT in the UK. In accordance with this Directive, we will unfortunately be closing down this web page. If you believe you can provide a home for Convert LIT which is not affected by this or similar directives/laws, please drop us a line. "

I presume that the author can find a "safe haven" somewhere. Don't they host web sites in China yet? ;)

[Jon Westfall]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

Yeah, please don't make this hard for us guys... :|

Just thinking, if its hard now, its going to be really bad after its pulled from the net with people asking on the forums for copies of the program...

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by dadarkmcse

Just thinking, if its hard now, its going to be really bad after its pulled from the net with people asking on the forums for copies of the program...

If that happens, we might have to shut down the eBook forum. :roll:

[davidspalding]

Newbie: Could someone send me Convert LIT? Or post it here?
Exasperated Mod: No. And please stop asking. :P
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I think it's easy enough to say, "No you can't have it. Go find it yerself." ... IF I understand DMCA clearly, and all the nuisance suits that are based on it, we can talk about it all we like, we just can't host it here, or post direct links.

Jason's lawyers can provide better counsel than I. But I understand that the danger is in offering/distributing the software, not in discussing its use or worthiness.

2600 could print a detailed article about DeCSS, but got in hot legal water by publishing the source code, and linking to it on their web site. Read back on WIRED, THE REGISTER and the EFF sites for more.... ,:)

[spursdude]

Originally Posted by davidspalding

Jason's lawyers

Jason has lawyers?

I think talking about stuff, lamenting over it, etc., is okay... just as long as we don't directly promote "illegal" things like ROMs or banned software...

[surur]

Just BTW, I know Jason is Canadian. Is this web site hosted in Canada, and is PPCThoughts even subject to the DMCA?

(or is Jason just afraid of being arrested when he visits seattle :snipersmile: )

Just a thought....

Surur

[Steven Cedrone]

Originally Posted by Surur

Just BTW, I know Jason is Canadian. Is this web site hosted in Canada, and is PPCThoughts even subject to the DMCA?

The hardware that the site runs on is located in the U.S...

Steve