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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> > IANAL, but I seem to remember reading somewhere that there was some kind
> > of time span of 3 years that figured in somewhere, something to the effect
> > that if someone _knew_ you were violating their copyright for three years
> > and didn't do anything, then they lost a lot of ground. This is just from
> > memory and I'm not even sure if it was USC, but something rings a bell
> > there w.r.t. some kind of 3-year timeout thingie.
>
> Wouldn't surprise me. Of course, unless there is regulation which
> specifically states that not enforcing one's copyright would not at all
> affect the ability to recover damages, the longer one leaves a violator
> alone, the less likely you will be able to recover complete losses.
Aya, found it... Here's what I was thinking of:
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/92chap5.html#507
IANAL, and I don't know how to interpret this code, and I don't know if it
even applies in any kind of LEGO way, but there ya have it.
--Todd
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