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Mutt · 06-23-2010, 03:04 AM

i skimmed through the .PDF - not a thing in there to help us other than some references to ACTA, which is our only hope to undo the damage the Digital Millenium Copyright Act has created for all copyright owners and their business partners. All that crap I read in the .PDF does nothing to address the legal liability of owners/hosting providers/advertisers of user-submitted content sites. All of them right now are hiding behind the safe harbor provision in the DMCA - the burden on the copyright owner to prove that the website being sued doesn't meet the safe harbor criteria is a huge burden. The only way to do that is to provide evidence that the website is uploading the infringing content themselves or encouraging/facilitating/paying others to do it.

We don't need the government to be tracking down and prosecuting thieves of pornographic movies and photos - as if that would ever happen even if they employed 100,000 enforcement officers. What we need is new law that stops protecting those who steal and protects those who own and create copyrighted material so we can go after those who steal from us and stand a good job of winning.

Sad because it could be so easy. As a copyright owner we should be able to contact websites like Pornhub, Rapidshare and serve them a C&D notice that their website may not accept any user submissions of our content - and a takedown of the content isn't enough, this time it's THEIR not our job to police their website for copyright infringements or suffer the financial penalties a new law would impose on them. If it's on your site, you're responsible.

06-23-2010, 03:04 AM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	i skimmed through the .PDF - not a thing in there to help us other than some references to ACTA, which is our only hope to undo the damage the Digital Millenium Copyright Act has created for all copyright owners and their business partners. All that crap I read in the .PDF does nothing to address the legal liability of owners/hosting providers/advertisers of user-submitted content sites. All of them right now are hiding behind the safe harbor provision in the DMCA - the burden on the copyright owner to prove that the website being sued doesn't meet the safe harbor criteria is a huge burden. The only way to do that is to provide evidence that the website is uploading the infringing content themselves or encouraging/facilitating/paying others to do it. We don't need the government to be tracking down and prosecuting thieves of pornographic movies and photos - as if that would ever happen even if they employed 100,000 enforcement officers. What we need is new law that stops protecting those who steal and protects those who own and create copyrighted material so we can go after those who steal from us and stand a good job of winning. Sad because it could be so easy. As a copyright owner we should be able to contact websites like Pornhub, Rapidshare and serve them a C&D notice that their website may not accept any user submissions of our content - and a takedown of the content isn't enough, this time it's THEIR not our job to police their website for copyright infringements or suffer the financial penalties a new law would impose on them. If it's on your site, you're responsible. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly! Last edited by Mutt; 06-23-2010 at 03:06 AM..