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Comment What about a court order? (Score 1) 224

Hosting providers shouldn't just take down a site based on a letter from Attributor. There's something called "Fair Use". also why should the hosting provider take the risk of taking down a site? Whose to say that Attibutor is not making a mistake and accusing the wrong publisher? Let a court decide, not some stupid start up trying to make a buck.

Comment And... (Score 3, Interesting) 224

What happens when 301works.org goes belly up?

It's not difficult to write your own. I did it (not going to link to it because my server probably won't handle the /. effect.)

They can't even decide on the name. In their Terms of Participation, they refer to
themselves as 310works, not 301works. Later they refer to themselves as 201works.
This does not appear to me to be a very professional company if they can't even proofread their own page...

And this part gets me:

Participating companies will be encouraged to place a ‘301Works’ badge on their websites, indicating that they are operating in accordance with these terms of participation. We will generate these badges so they will include the 301works logo and the company’s logo.

They get free advertising on all of these sites. And last section says they *MAY* impose a fee later, like a $1000/year....

I'm providing my services for free, no guarantees, warranties or promises. If I go belly up, well, to bad... But with their proofreading "skilz" and free advertising, and possibly charging a fee later on, I think I'll pass.

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