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Old 11-27-2010, 11:08 AM  
gideongallery
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Originally Posted by Dirty Dane View Post
The european ISPs and SE have more or less the same protection as the american safe harbor.
bullshit

canada has different definitions of fair use (fair dealing)

europe has already recognized the basic foundation of access shifting with their 1 download != 1 lost sale.

their is no way to justify the statement that obeying DMCA give you immunity, and disobeying it makes you liable

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while that might be a reason for the companies not to WANT to go after google, that doesn't represent a reason why google should be IMMUNE to prosecution by any copyright holder who wants the police to investigate.
the pirate bay would only have to obey the takedown notices that complied with the countries equivalent to the DMCA.
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