> On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:07:13 +0100, Arnold Krille > <arnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> On Tuesday 02 February 2010 13:29:05 Marc-Olivier Barre wrote: >>> First of all, let me remind you, and every linux-audio-user >>> member out >>> there that the archives *ARE PUBLIC*, and thus what you post here >>> will > be >>> eventually readable by the *WHOLE WORLD*. >>> >>> Deleting the post is not going to happen, I am only willing to >>> censor > the >>> one post that poses an issue provided the name of the company is >>> mentioned >>> on a censor banner inside the post. The least we can do with such >>> a > case >>> is >>> add a little public humiliation to this. >>> >>> Also I would like to say that this is the one and only time that >>> this >>> happens. Next time, the original poster will face the legal >>> consequences. I >>> hope this is crystal clear to every one reading. >> >> I am mixed with this. >> >> On one hand this is a _very_ good reminder for us people that this >> list > is >> in >> fact public and not controlled by the senders. Everything you >> write > _will_ >> show up on the whole internet and will be pretty hard to suppress, >> its > not >> only these archives but also copies in search-engines caches and >> other > web >> archives... (Not even talking about peoples personal archive in >> their > in- >> boxes.) > > Yup, I forgot to mention public copies of the archives in my post. > >> On the other hand it might be that then lawyers come after you, >> Marc, or >> the >> linux audio consortium as you are running the list and could >> therefore > be >> responsible for stuff published there. Even if we "sign" some >> paragraphs >> on >> subscription to indemnify you in case of trouble, it could still >> be you >> who >> gets the first letters from lawyers and you then have to sent your >> own >> lawyers >> after us... > > I don't know what the American laws have to say about this... IANAL > anyways... > >> Unless this list runs on some anonymous server somewhere in the > technology- >> pendant of the third world and there are no names connected, I >> would >> follow >> this bidding (and every following one when lawyers and technology >> are >> involved) and only ask for some donations to either the linux >> audio >> consortium >> for technical expenses or for charity projects. > > I will follow the bidding. Just wanted to make the request and > decision > public, and eventually start an interesting debate on this matter. > Everyone > grab your pop corn :) > >> Of course when people just want their own rude posts deleted, I >> would >> definitely not do it. > > Indeed. > > Cheers, > -- > Marc-Olivier Barre As I see it, the NDA is between the OP and the company, if the OP decides to talk to a third party, ie this list, then the the third party cannot possibly be liable. It is the same as if the OP found a random person on the street and talked to them, that random person would also not be liable. My 2c, Tim. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
