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Yeah, I'm not sure about that. Plex has nothing to do with how users are getting the content, it just offers playback and cataloging after they've already retri
by cookiecaper 10y ago
Yeah, I'm not sure about that. Plex has nothing to do with how users are getting the content, it just offers playback and cataloging after they've already retrieved it.
I'd agree if they allowed something like library sharing between users, but I don't see them as a likely target just for allowing playback of consumer media.
I use a (local) Plex installation for home videos, downloaded clips, and various other non-infringing things. It's the most convenient way to share the library out to a Chromecast/phone/Roku.
- jjeaff 10y agoYa, I don't think Plex would be necessarily at fault, although they could be susceptible to DMCA takedown notices. But a storage provider could get into deep trouble if they know tons of pirated content was being uploaded. Kim Dotcom claims MEGA had no idea if the content being uploaded was infringing.
- cookiecaper 10y agoMegaupload (which I assume you mean because afaik MEGA has not been in legal trouble) was a distribution platform; the purpose was to upload something and give the link to others. If it was a personal file locker that couldn't link out or be shared, as Plex intends to be, it probably would not have had issues.