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Re: Phone Call from ZKM
Bo Lorentzen 2008-May-27 13:32:00
Well - there is a lot of us - I'm ok with writing a check to a group
lawyer.
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On May 27, 2008, at 6:16 AM, Thomas <#removed#> wrote:
> I think their strategy is to sit it out.
> Taking the numbers Carl has mentioned it would be an amount of over 2
> Million Euros(When they have used over 2000 panoramas), and I doubt
> they will pay it.
> So legal action against them can only be done with a lawyer in my
> opinion.
> It would be maybe also good when some big blogs will post the case or
> online Magazines like Der Spiegel or Heise.de
> Thomas
>
> Am 27.05.2008 um 14:48 schrieb Carl von Einem:
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>> --- In #removed#, "Carsten T. Rees" <listen@...> wrote:
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>>>
>>> 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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