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Originally Posted by Dephormation
Alexander (or anyone else interested in commercial exploitation of copyright content)
I'd be very grateful if you'd take a look at this thread on BadPhorm, and share your thoughts.
I think there may be a way to obliterate Phorm using a combination of UID leakage, copyright law, royalties and invoicing for unauthorised commercial exploitation.
Pete |
I like the idea and although I don't know enough about the legal side to comment, the thought of BT up before the beak for breach of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 puts a big grin on my face.
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Just one thought. A week or so ago, I think it was R Jones who mentioned that BT had offered to exclude domains from the system (by opt out).
Presumably the first invoice they receive will show the domains of the participant, which they would then exclude and thus no more forged cookies to detect.
Leaving aside the issue of the invoice actually being paid, you would need to generate a lot of publicity to recruit new members for the following month.
I don't suppose that would be a problem though as there will be enough people who either hate phorm or would want a slice of any potential income.
I also think the invoicing, if done centrally, would need to be done in such a way as to allow each individual site owner to pursue payment through the small claims court. (rather than one action on behalf of all owners.)
Presumably an ISP deploying phorm would imply consent to being included in your system.
You should float this on AIM. It's a much more robust business model than Kent's idea.