I read... But it doesn't change anything. Even if it's hosted outside the US, if it can be linked back, they will go after HiFo.


Sorry, I tend to get a little defensive when people say things like "who cares if they go after people in the US", considering how tied I am to this mess still. And yes, even not being on the Board right now, they can STILL go after me legally for several years after the fact if they want to.

It's great that you can just nonchalantly say "ah, who cares". But then that's part of the issue here. Everyone all happy and ready to jump on the "let's be illegal" bandwagon, because they have no skin in the game if things go bad. Without giving the faintest concern for those that might wind up in a bad place because of their actions.


Yes, actually.. It can. This is not the first thread in TMO on this topic. This has in fact been THE primary point of conversation for the past 6+ months. In Council, on the Board, in every Council meeting, in a number of TMO threads... It's the reason I stepped down from the Board!

I just don't get how to make it clearer. This issue has been around for over a year. It's been rehashed in every forum imaginable: e-mail, irc, meetings, TMO.

It boils down to this: We tried every possible legal option to keep these files hosted somewhere. Nokia is NOT going to change their tune on this, especially not this late in the game. And as these files DO find their way into file sharing and the likes, HiFo must remain well detached from those doing so.

This very discussion thread, all by itself, could in fact be used as evidence later if any of the people partaking in it run for Board. Or there's even a remote linkage between HiFo and the sharing going on.

Anyway... I'm done. Calling this a wrap.

Good luck.

Maybe I'll go have a drink with Rob this weekend. At this rate I may need a lawyer friend in PA.