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In the last part of the interview with Jason Schultz at EFF talks about the Landmark Education case and how a new blogger can respond to DMCA notices:

[techalley.cirne.com]
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[tinyurl.com]

This is a great video interview! Looks like it goes into some detail in describing the case and why EFF thinks Landmark Education is in the wrong on this one.

Will you post this one to YouTube and Google Video as well? The more dispersement and viewage on the internet about this, the better.

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I've put the videos -- about missusing the DMCA provisions -- on YouTube and Google Video. And I created a playlist on dabble (http://dabble.com/) on "DMCA Issues" that includes all these videos:

[dabble.com]

The interview of Jason Schultz of the EFF on the Landmark Education case, "Jason Schultz at EFF on DMCA Take Down Notices - Part IV", is on YouTube at:

[www.youtube.com]

and on Google Video at:

[video.google.com]

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November 30, 2006
Self-Help Group Backs Off Attack on Internet Critic
Landmark Forum Withdraws Subpoena for Identity of Anonymous Poster

San Francisco - A controversial self-help group has backed off its attack on an Internet critic after the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) intervened in the case.

Landmark Education, known for its Landmark Forum motivational workshops, served a subpoena for the identity of an anonymous user of Google Video last month, claiming that a French documentary posted by the user infringed Landmark's copyrights. The piece, entitled "Voyage Au Pays Des Nouveaux Gourous" (Voyage to the Land of the New Gurus), is highly critical of Landmark and included hidden camera footage from inside a French Landmark Forum event along with panel discussions about the group. The piece had also been posted with English subtitles on popular U.S. video sites YouTube and the Internet Archive.

In a settlement reached Tuesday, Landmark agreed to withdraw the subpoena to Google and end its quest to pierce the anonymity of the video's poster. Landmark has also withdrawn its subpoena to the Internet Archive. EFF represents both the anonymous critic and the Internet Archive.

"We're glad that Landmark withdrew its subpoenas, and our client's right to speak anonymously was preserved," said EFF Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl. "Hopefully Landmark has learned its lesson and will cease its campaign to stifle criticism by misusing the DMCA."

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) allows a content owner to issue a subpoena for the identity of an alleged infringer without first filing an actual lawsuit. The provision can be used to intimidate Internet users who wish to remain anonymous online. As part of the settlement, Landmark released any and all claims it may have had against the anonymous poster, and the poster agreed not to re-post the video. The video is currently available online from other sources, including the Australian Cult Awareness & Information Centre, [www.caic.org.au], and bit-torrent.

"Landmark's legal threats took an emotional toll," said the anonymous poster, known as "John Doe" in the settlement. "When I found out that my identity might be revealed based on a bogus copyright claim, I was really worried that Landmark might try to retaliate against me."

The settlement is part of EFF's ongoing campaign to protect the right of anonymous speakers on the Internet. Earlier this year, EFF helped to preserve the anonymity of online embroidery fans critical of an industry group, and also protected the identities of users of an online message board discussing Oklahoma public schools.

For the letter confirming the subpoena withdrawal:
[www.eff.org]

For the full settlement agreement:
[www.eff.org]

For more on Landmark's subpoena campaign:
[www.eff.org]

For the video:
[www.caic.org.au]

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In the last part of the interview with Jason Schultz at EFF talks about the Landmark Education case and how a new blogger can respond to DMCA notices:

[techalley.cirne.com]
or
[tinyurl.com]