From: Chris O'N. <chr...@ya...> - 2011-02-27 06:57:57
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I'm no lawyer, and I'm certainly not up on the law around the world, but there's a concept in North American common law that one must take "reasonable and prudent" steps to avoid liability. With this concept in mind, I respectfully ask whether it is "reasonable and prudent" to explicitly take the position that we'll "look the other way" when a possible copyright infringements are occurring? Likewise, is the "if we don't ask permission they can't say no" position reasonable and prudent? If this *really* is the position the developers want to take on this issue, then my recommendation is that ALL discussion on this subject cease IMMEDIATELY, and someone go through the archives ASAP and delete all traces of this conversation having taken place! Otherwise, someday some ticked-off company is going to hang us by our own words! And, finally, if the "it's okay as long as we can get away with it" argument is a valid defence, then maybe we should also shut up about the folks over at FlightProSim. Respectfully submitted... Regards, Chris |