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Originally Posted by nextri
If I send a picture to AT&T from my phone and they send it to the 50 people I selected on my contact list, are AT&T then responsible for publishing it and should be held responsible if it was copyrighted?
In principle, there isn't a difference between that, and me doing it on facebook.
Many internet services are communication platforms, just as much as AT&T. You can't hold the provider responsible for the communication that takes place by it's users.
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Well actually you can. All you do is change the law.
And no it's not the principle of you doing it on FB. You're publishing the work and as it's on FB so are they. It's like if I send pictures of a girl to a magazine and they don't cross check I own the pictures and the girl gave her permission for them to be published, the magazine is at fault. Unless she is "news worthy".
Go see a lawyer who will explain it to you. And yes I've had it explained to me by a lawyer.
What some don't understand is the days of the Wild West Internet are coming to an end. Control, regulation Law and Order are coming. Whether they like it or not.
So if you don't own the rights to publish the content on
http://www.faceporn.no/videos you're in the firing line from those who do and if those gave them to you don't own the rights. You're still in the firing line.
Will this mean FB has to change? No they are not a site dedicated to piracy.
Will you will have to change? Only if your site is dedicated to piracy, but it might be wise to double check where you get content from.
All these changes will do is weed out the crooked, pirates and scum. It will not effect those who spend money online, they will have a much cleaner Internet to spend their money on. Not 100% snow white clean, just cleaner as this law will make it harder for scum to get through. And that's the bottom line. $$$$$$$$$$$
If you're a freeloader who enjoys the benefits of free pirated goods, then you had better be ready to change your ways. Or not have so much selection of free goods.