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How would assisting copyright infringement benefit the open web? I see the mention of double standards but it seems very odd to me that someone would support c
by 72deluxe 10y ago
How would assisting copyright infringement benefit the open web?
I see the mention of double standards but it seems very odd to me that someone would support copyright infringement (grabbing films etc.) and deem it acceptable yet we'd balk at someone either:
a) not paying for software we were selling, or
b) not paying for a software service we were selling.
It doesn't add up.
- dalore 10y agoTorrentz.eu provided links torrents but also provided a takedown feature where copyright holders could remove the torrents. Whose to say that all the torrents were copyright infringement. Or even that copyright infringement laws applied equally in all parts of the world. Google also provides links to torrents. That's the double standard.
- thinkloop 10y agoThe law is not stupid, if 90%+ of what you do aids illegal activity you're going to feel the heat. Google's proportion is much lower. It's not a double standard as much as a subjective demarcation. No one would take down a torrent site with 90% legal material and processes to remove offenders.