tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5136564813460212614..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Friday extrasVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-25069845282513454962010-06-07T23:06:37.566+01:002010-06-07T23:06:37.566+01:00My apologies! I should obviously have used Google ...My apologies! I should obviously have used Google to verify the spelling.<br /><br />Only 131 Dutch persons have Piter as a first name, according to <a href="http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/piter" rel="nofollow">this source</a>. This is the first time I hear of the name (or rather, I have failed to spot it before). By comparison, 106317 Dutch males are called Pieter and 80546 Dutch males are called Peter.<br /><br />No, I will not say that his parents made a mistake ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-15561926075401656372010-06-06T08:58:25.497+01:002010-06-06T08:58:25.497+01:00@Anonymous 5 June, 1300pm
Thanks for your detaile...@Anonymous 5 June, 1300pm<br /><br />Thanks for your detailed observations on the Dutch decision in this case, which raise some important issues.<br /><br />Thanks also for your comment regarding my mis-spelling of Mr de Weerd's forename as Piter. Perhaps you might like to tell him too, since he has been making the same mistake for years in his emails, and even his law firm gets it wrong: http://kmvs.eu/piter.html I wonder if his parents got it wrong too ...Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123244020588707776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-15498029560549802162010-06-05T20:13:01.718+01:002010-06-05T20:13:01.718+01:00The Dutch judge indeed referred to the Newzbin dec...The Dutch judge indeed referred to the Newzbin decision, but it is a complete mystery how Kitchin's reasoning could conceivably support his own reasoning.<br /><br />Kitchin reasons that Newzbin "authorised" illegal copying by premium members in the form of downloading. However, Dutch law doesn't seem to have this concept of infringement by "authorisation", and Dutch law permits (non-commercial) downloading.<br /><br />Kitchin also placed great importance on Newzbin features such as an "NZB button", which however FTD lacks.<br /><br />The Dutch judge actually found that FTD was "publishing" the work (rather than copying) by not removing announcements on where on Usenet the work could be found, since the announcements make it possible or at least easier to download the work. There is a lot of Dutch (and German) case law stating that hyperlinks to a copyrighted work do not infringe the copyright. In this case, the announcements are not even (clickable) hyperlinks.<br /><br />The present verdict very plainly makes no sense. FTD might be acting illegally, but it is not infringing copyright according to Dutch law. If the verdict were correct, it would be illegal to publish a manual on Usenet or even to provide an internet connection, since both acts make downloading possible or at least easier...<br /><br />PS: it's either "Pieter" or "Peter", not "Piter".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-42512001232818236472010-06-04T20:39:17.813+01:002010-06-04T20:39:17.813+01:00Using Epoline one can find many cases where Pedric...Using Epoline one can find many cases where Pedrick patents have been cited against others. Such as:<br />http://v3.espacenet.com/forwardCitations?DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&FT=D&CC=GB&NR=1361962A&KC=A<br />http://v3.espacenet.com/forwardCitations?DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&FT=D&CC=GB&NR=1204648A&KC=A<br /><br />I guess the appicants were rightly astonished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-15206808042225952042010-06-04T15:45:32.281+01:002010-06-04T15:45:32.281+01:00If I remember rightly POLCOM is the political comm...If I remember rightly POLCOM is the political committee and consists of the representatives of the member states which prepare formal council meetings. It's not found in the treaties and is somewhat shrouded in mystery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02789591295998616170noreply@blogger.com