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This is scary to me so I haven't tried it yet. If I'm allowing users to upload arbitrary files, I might have to deal with things like copyright laws. It doesn
by no_protocol 10y ago
This is scary to me so I haven't tried it yet. If I'm allowing users to upload arbitrary files, I might have to deal with things like copyright laws. It doesn't sound fun. Does anyone have relevant information for such a site in the United States?
- ldjb 10y agoI'm not a lawyer (nor even American) but I believe the most relevant legislation would be the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In which case, it might be a good idea to formulate a policy similar to the one linked to in the footer of this very website.
- catmanjan 10y agoIt's not a trivial problem, I'd be more worried about users uploading illegal content maliciously. Would definitely require a moderation team depending on the site size...
- vbezhenar 10y agoAFAIK hosting a link could be copyright violation too. All bittorrent sites host links, not real content, yet they are sued and closed.