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Demonstrating that the system is broken is not an effective strategy. It is impossible to get someone to understand a fact when their salary depends on not unde
by myhf 9y ago
Demonstrating that the system is broken is not an effective strategy. It is impossible to get someone to understand a fact when their salary depends on not understanding it.
- Spivak 9y agoThat's like saying that grocery stores are broken because you can just print out bar codes and use them at the self-checkout. Stores have enough security for their needs and balance it with customer convenience. I don't think even Google would claim that their system is perfect, only that it's currently good enough to stave off ravenous lawyers and keep them from losing safe harbor.
- alphaalpha101 9y ago>keep them from losing safe harbor They can't both censor the platform and claim that they're not responsible for its content, surely.
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- derefr 9y agoThe point isn't demonstrating anything; the point is making continuing to run the system as-is untenable. If every large corporate publisher on YouTube is suddenly having takedown claims filed against them, the system isn't going to stay the same for long.
- ric2b 9y ago> If every large corporate publisher on YouTube is suddenly having takedown claims filed against them, the system isn't going to stay the same for long. That's wishful thinking, they'll just be whitelisted.
- Filligree 9y agoI suppose not, but what do you expect will happen instead? There's a good chance the answer will be "YouTube shuts down", and while that could be a good thing, you'd better have a replacement ready for deployment. Preferably something open source and distributed.