RadioReference Web Host Receives DMCA Takedown Notice from Priority Dispatch Corp

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What are you the king of?
He is master of his domain, as near as I can tell. If you care to dispute the extent of his domain, that's up to you.
 
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Forgive me for interjecting and this may be a stupid question; however, if they have made an assertion under oath which is provably untrue, can he not be prosecuted by the court under the very perjury statutes he is citing in his statement? Usually not a laughing matter which typically when used in politically motivated cases amounts to multiple years in club fed, which typically isn't overly lenient. And would that not further taint the entire affidavit if the affient so perjures him/her self?
 

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This is material that anyone can access via a Google search. The law suit is capricious and arbitrary. RR is on the right side of this one.
 

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What are you the king of?

Oh Lord.

Cultish-like response, but okay.

Ok folks, we're just having fun here.

Forgive me for interjecting and this may be a stupid question; however, if they have made an assertion under oath which is provably untrue, can he not be prosecuted by the court under the very perjury statutes he is citing in his statement? Usually not a laughing matter which typically when used in politically motivated cases amounts to multiple years in club fed, which typically isn't overly lenient. And would that not further taint the entire affidavit if the affient so perjures him/her self?

That's not really how it works. The assertions by both us and them are simply arguments. Where liability comes into play with the DMCA process is where you assert something that is factually untrue and you know it, to get a host to take down something. Very much like libel.
 

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You better understand pretty quickly that I’m way more of a sociopath than you are.
That may be true but there are some members of your kingdom who can sure give you a run for your money.

Someone once said, A sociopath is a "person unhampered by guilt, not burdened with empathy and who never suffers the pangs of remorse. Would YOU want to be cured?" Mr. B, was it you that said it? :)
 

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Pay a visit to Priority Dispatch Corporation with a disabled friend and have them use their restroom. Then sue them for improper handicap accommodations. Negotiate the rest.
May want to brush up on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A place with less than three floors open to the public, believe it or not, doesn't have to have any handicap accommodations.
No ramps up the front stairs. No elevators. No wide stalls with railings. Nothing.
Of course 99.9% of businesses do it anyway.
 
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In many towns there have been handicap scam artists in wheelchairs who go into shoe stores, restaurants and even military surplus stores looking for difficult access or bathroom sinks too high, no handicap stalls, etc. Then their attorney files dozens of lawsuits on the same day and they go to court hoping to make a profit. This happened to a friend of mine that owns a military surplus electronics store and pretty much every other store on his block. He has a large one story ground level building and got taken to the cleaners by these scammers.

May want to brush up on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A place with less than three floors open to the public, believe it or not, doesn't have to have any handicap accommodations.
No ramps up the front stairs. No elevators. No wide stalls with railings. Nothing.
Of course 99.9% of businesses do it anyway.
 

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Is it worth getting into a legal pissing match over something that the vast majority of RR people don't even care about? And that very small number who do, have already printed it out?

If it's copyrighted by a private company, so be it: take it down.

It would be more worthwhile to direct RR's efforts to something more relevant.

Yes it is worth it. I'm surprised you'd even ask, to be honest.

If you give a mouse a cookie....

I'm both an EMD dispatcher (certified by NAEMD/Priority Dispatch) and a scanner listener. I'm appalled at their tactics in filing this. It makes me wonder about this organization. I could tell you other stories too. I think this is all very telling.

Matt
 

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I hope this gets tossed. I've dealt with Priority Dispatch before. They treat this product, and EFD/EPD like it's gold. They're greedy, ruthless and arrogant. I'll just leave these here:

Dying on hold: How new software is creating a logjam at Portland’s 911 - OPB

911 dispatchers say system puts police, public at risk (wtae.com)

They treat it like what they do is gold, when all we really do is ask the same banal questions over and over again. They couch it all under the "promise" that they will provide expert testimony to agencies that follow their protocol. I wish I had the time and money to research if they ever really provided that service.

For echo level stuff, sure it's a help. I honestly don't think half the stuff I end up doing (determinant 26 for example) is worth a good goddamn. There's only so much you can do from the center.

Kick their ass @blantonl
 
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