MxxCon Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Less than two weeks after retailers threatened deal website FatWallet.com with DMCA suits, FatWallet is on the counterattack. Several retailers ordered FatWallet and other websites to take down Nov 29th sale information from their forums claiming the information was protected under the DMCA. Wal-Mart also filed a subpoena ordering FatWallet to identify a poster who submitted sale information to the website. Today FatWallet posted in their forums they were challenging "abusive DMCA claims" and affirming they protect their users' privacy rights. Today, FatWallet sent each retailer a letter contesting its frivolous copyright assertion and demanding payment, under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, for all damages, including costs and attorneys? fees, incurred by FatWallet in addressing the knowing and material misrepresentations of copyright protection. According to Megan E. Gray, ?As the retailers well know, simple sales prices are not protected by copyright. Copyright only covers the expression of ideas, not facts.? Deirdre K. Mulligan noted, ?This is an example of corporations using allegations of copyright infringement to silence speech.?ch.? full story at: http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1038891496.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted December 4, 2002 Veteran Share Posted December 4, 2002 go fatwallet. i thought they shouldn't have taken the stuff down to begin with, but i don't know the details of the laws... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotix Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Yeah, good to see them try. I already did my part by telling my family and friends about what the retailers were doing. I am also not shopping at any of their stores, even if it costs more somewhere else. If it ever comes to a court case I will be contributing some money to the anti-dmca cause if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerichohol Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 yeah, FATWALLET rulez em all :) theyre one of the best sites for bargain hunting. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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