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Old 10-01-2010, 07:53 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by SteveLightspeed View Post
As far as solutions, I would like to see a small adjustment to the DMCA law, that to maintain "safe harbor", the "host" must supply user/ip info of the uploader when they receive a valid takedown notice from the copyright owner. I think that would make a HUGE difference in piracy within "user uploaded" content.

Steve Lightspeed
A much easier way would be to separate hosts from publishers. The loop hole in the DMCA was set up to give hosting companies immunity on what their clients or users were uploading. The problem is publishing companies using that law as a loop hole.

If you're hosting content you don't know about, you don't publish it.
If you publish you have to know what you're publishing is legal.

Now get that one past Youtube and a lot of other similar companies.
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