Re: copyright law


"bigjon" <bigjon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I live in the UK, and I have a dot-com website hosted and paid for in $
through paypal in the U.S.

I am hosting for download an old (last?) freeware version of a now
discontinued/Authors homepage 404, German program on my American based
server.

Can the Author suddenly, out of the blue, decide that I am not allowed to
offer his program for download and force me to remove it?

Yes.

Can the Author now claim copyright infringement and tell me to remove it?
I know he retains the copyright, but I am sure that as the licence
(included in the program, not separate) states :

Yes. It's his programme.

.../"How much does it cost? That's the greatest! Nothing. This program is
Freeware. You may and should freely distribute it to your friends/"...

He can vary the terms at any time.

he should continue to honour this? I can easily find several other sites
hosting the file as well, but they are in German, not English. The version
I have is in English.

Not relevant.

What are the grounds for the Program's Author asking (demanding with
threat
of legal action actually) removal - I always thought that once freeware,
always freeware, or can the Author suddenly decide to withdraw it's
status?

Yes. They can do whatever they like.

Where do I stand if, as a UK citizen, with an American server, he tries to
force me to remove it through a German court?

The server being in the USA is not relevant, you are in the UK and hence EU
rules apply.

../I am not being awkward, I simply need information as I want to keep
this
"last English freeware version" online!

I suggest you make nice with the author and come to some agreement, you've
obviously upset him in some way.


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