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Re: SPA's Press Release
Does this mean that Alta Vista and FTPsearch are going to be sued also?
FTPsearch is at http://ftpsearch.unit.no and has been used by thousands
to find the latest "warez" depositories.
On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, Sean Sutherland wrote:
> Note the "should have known." Here's their specification for this,
> copied from http://www.spa.org/piracy/risk.htm.
>
> "Anyone who knows or should have known that he or she is assisting,
> inducing or materially contributing to infringement of any of the
> exclusive rights by another person is liable for contributor infringement."
> ie -
> linking to FTP sites were software may be unlawfully obtained
> informing others of FTP sites were software may be unlawfully obtained
> aiding others in locating or using unauthorized software