Last time I checked, EFF got pretty good lawyers, I bet they would love this one.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>- Nicolas</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Edison Carter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:the.real.edison.carter@gmail.com">the.real.edison.carter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">I cannot file a counter notice because there is no way in hell that I<br>
</div>intend to submit to the jurisdiction of a US court. Apparently we're<br>
allowed to find someone in the US who can act as our agent though, if<br>
anyone wants to offer that'd be great.<br>
<br>
The guy who filed the notice is a total jerk. He knows full well that<br>
he has no legitimate claim whatsoever. This is pure DMCA-abuse.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Glenn Kerbein<br>
<<a href="mailto:glenn.kerbein@pirate-party.us">glenn.kerbein@pirate-party.us</a>> wrote:<br>
> I advise you to file a counter notice. State why you feel the original<br>
> takedown notice is in bad standing.<br>
> I also advise you to contact the person whom filed the initial takedown<br>
> notice. Working things out person to person is usually a good idea.<br>
><br>
> On 06/18/2010 02:32 PM, Edison Carter wrote:<br>
>> The "infringing material" taken down is my own original creation,<br>
>> consisting of the "no copyright" Swedish Piratpartiet logo combined<br>
>> with my own stylised "Public Domain" silver fern.<br>
>> <a href="http://pirateparty.org.nz/files/ec-logos/pirate-party.png" target="_blank">http://pirateparty.org.nz/files/ec-logos/pirate-party.png</a><br>
>><br>
>> The individual who filed this DMCA takedown request knows perfectly<br>
>> well that he has no claim whatsoever and is simply abusing the DMCA<br>
>> process. But I cannot file a counter notice because there is no way in<br>
>> hell that I intend to submit to the jurisdiction of a US court.<br>
>><br>
>> What do I do?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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>> piratepartyNZ, Jun 18 10:51 am (PDT):<br>
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>> Hello,<br>
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>> The following materials has been removed from your account in response to=<br>
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