wwp@yahoogroups.com:
Re: Phone Call from ZKM
Mark D. Fink 2008-May-27 13:06:00
I think this is looking more and more like a class action lawsuit. My
understanding about how this works is that the affected individuals are
given the opportunity to join the class action and share the costs of the
suit. If people opt out of being included in the class action, they have the
right to pursue the matter as an individual. The advantage of a class action
is that the legal costs are shared by the group. In this case, it would seem
to make sense as the legal costs for each individual could well exceed any
settlement.
I'm leaning towards requiring the ZKM to make financial amends.
Mark
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From: #removed# [mailto:#removed#] On Behalf Of Carl von
Einem
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 8:49 AM
To: #removed#
Subject: Re: Phone Call from ZKM
--- In #removed# <mailto:wwp%40yahoogroups.com> com, "Carsten T.
Rees" <listen@...> wrote:
>
>
> So my conclusions are: The ZKM is by now aware of the legal problems
they got themself
> into. The whole business is by now taken over by the head of the ZKM
- Mr. Lintermann is
> no longer free to deal with this on his own. The ZKM has already
involved a laywer. I
> cannot imagine how a peacefull settlement can be possible any longer.
Maybe some of us Germans can join in a little task force, present ZKM
the facts and ask for their proposal how to solve the issue. The wwp
community could then make an informed decision: either accept the
offer or think about further steps.
This procedure could work out best if the wwp community is united in
it's goals. A poll about the next steps maybe?
> P.S.: Last night I downloaded the movie from Stuttgart. And I must
confess that I was
> shocked. This seems to me not like an infringement of copyright but
rather like a
> highjacking of the WWP.
I was also shocked, but ZKM really made a stupid mistake. And I'm sure
they know about it. I don't know their strategy but I guess they just
wait and don't really believe that we go for our rights.
Carl
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