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Re:EFF's Letter to Zillow on Behalf of McMansion Hell [pdf] by HarryHirsch on Thursday June 29, 2017 @07:26PM (#14667642)
So... no forward guidance about fair use. It's very disappointing, the EFF is supposed to be on the good side of the law, it doesn't to serve popular bloggers! Who wouldn't love to play fly on the wall during negotiations?
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Re:EFF's Letter to Zillow on Behalf of McMansion Hell [pdf] by tempestn on Friday June 30, 2017 @03:18AM (#14669102)
Once a lawyer from the EFF takes her on as a client, even pro bono, it is absolutely their responsibility to serve her best interest.
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Re:EFF's Letter to Zillow on Behalf of McMansion Hell [pdf] by icebraining on Friday June 30, 2017 @04:38AM (#14669368)
As the letter pointed out, the guidance is well established, there's no need to drag out an innocent into yet another fight.
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Re:EFF's Letter to Zillow on Behalf of McMansion Hell [pdf] by HarryHirsch on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:33AM (#14671359)
They all tell you to be bold in claiming fair use, the Chicago Manual gave the same advice 20 years ago, yet McMansion Hell is still down. EFF says one thing, Zillow says the opposite. What guidance are we supposed to believe? Is it like Torvalds when someone asked him if he had been approached by the 3-letter agencies?
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Re:EFF's Letter to Zillow on Behalf of McMansion Hell [pdf] by icebraining on Friday June 30, 2017 @06:08PM (#14673856)
The Zillows of this world will always threaten to sue and even actually sue regardless of the established precedents, because they don't need to win in court, they just need the other (weaker) side to lose money and time. There's nothing the EFF can do about that by pursuing this case.

If you dislike this, push for a federal anti-SLAPP law.

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