Posted by Tony on 06/01/05 13:08

"FrobinRobin" <frobinrobin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1117618857.579009.264700@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Surely there is something in the data protection act that clearly
> states you can have all your personal details removed from a companys
> stored data?
> I remember in my job there was a request to do this? Section 5 or 70
> something? if you are that bothered then seeking help from a laywer is
> the best bet.

Unless you explicitly release material to the Public Domain, you retain all
rights. The way copyright law works, if you choose to rescind the right of a
particular publisher to publish your material, then you are within your
legal rights, and the publisher must comply.

If the publisher does not comply, the procedure is to then send a "Cease &
Desist" notice, legally demanding that they "cease & desist" from publishing
your copyrighted material.

If they continue in their non-compliance, the only remaining remedy is a
copyright infringement lawsuit.

If you don't know your way around copyright law exceptionally well, once you
reach point 2 (the filing of the cease & desist), you need a lawyer. (All
the more so if you engaged in questionable activities in the process of
getting there.)

Bottom line is this: If the infringement is that bad, get a lawyer.
Otherwise, deal with it...

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