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Does no-one in the legal system see the injustice of current copyright law? ---- Other idea: If I owned a blog hosting website, could I register as the DMCA c

by lhnn 16y ago

Does no-one in the legal system see the injustice of current copyright law? ---- Other idea: If I owned a blog hosting website, could I register as the DMCA contact point for $105, and cover all blogs I host AS WELL AS THEIR POSTS? I could start up pressword.com, host 10,000 blogs with user comments, and charge each blogger $10 for 'legal fees'.

sabat 16y ago
If I owned a blog hosting website, could I register as the DMCA contact point for $105, and cover all blogs I host AS WELL AS THEIR POSTS? IANAL, but based on the fact that Youtube does this with one contact address for all their users, I would guess you could do that.
jemfinch 16y ago
> Does no-one in the legal system see the injustice of current copyright law? See it? They're leveraging it for personal gain!
anigbrowl 16y ago
Of course they do, but everyone in the political system seems a-OK with it. There may be a way to challenge current law on constitutional grounds, but it would be a very tough sell.
alanthonyc 16y ago
The form says this: "Additional $30 per group of 10 or fewer." on the field: "Alternative Name of Service Provider."
kiba 16y ago
Does no-one in the legal system see the injustice of current copyright law? Current? Are you crazy? It's alway been unjust and it is alway been driven by special interests. Even their origin is cursed! It was originally used to censor views that the royalty doesn't like. However, it is my interest for copyright to be unjust as possible. Why? Because it drive business. If companies are suing their customers for piracy of their software, that mean more business for me. Everybody lose in lawsuits, except lawyers and copyfree businessmen like me. Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat statement as if it were a new modern problem.
chc 16y ago
Or you could host all the blogs and charge each blogger $10 for "hosting fees." I don't really see how the idea is all that clever, either from a standpoint of getting rich or toying with the law. I'd assume the major blog-hosting companies are already safe-harbored up.
pbhjpbhj 16y ago
Perhaps you could register DMCAcontact and be the sole DMCA contact for anyone in your "network" (those who pay you $10). Why would domain name or even physical server be relevant. You could literally make millions off this.
jerf 16y ago
Are you the person with the technical capability to swiftly remove content when notified by a content holder? That's what they are looking for here. A blog owner could register their own blog but the hosting service is really the more likely target for a DMCA takedown regardless.

by lhnn 16y ago

sabat 16y ago

If I owned a blog hosting website, could I register as the DMCA contact point for $105, and cover all blogs I host AS WELL AS THEIR POSTS? IANAL, but based on the fact that Youtube does this with one contact address for all their users, I would guess you could do that.

jemfinch 16y ago

> Does no-one in the legal system see the injustice of current copyright law? See it? They're leveraging it for personal gain!

anigbrowl 16y ago

Of course they do, but everyone in the political system seems a-OK with it. There may be a way to challenge current law on constitutional grounds, but it would be a very tough sell.

alanthonyc 16y ago

The form says this: "Additional $30 per group of 10 or fewer." on the field: "Alternative Name of Service Provider."

kiba 16y ago

Does no-one in the legal system see the injustice of current copyright law? Current? Are you crazy? It's alway been unjust and it is alway been driven by special interests. Even their origin is cursed! It was originally used to censor views that the royalty doesn't like. However, it is my interest for copyright to be unjust as possible. Why? Because it drive business. If companies are suing their customers for piracy of their software, that mean more business for me. Everybody lose in lawsuits, except lawyers and copyfree businessmen like me. Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat statement as if it were a new modern problem.

chc 16y ago

Or you could host all the blogs and charge each blogger $10 for "hosting fees." I don't really see how the idea is all that clever, either from a standpoint of getting rich or toying with the law. I'd assume the major blog-hosting companies are already safe-harbored up.

pbhjpbhj 16y ago

Perhaps you could register DMCAcontact and be the sole DMCA contact for anyone in your "network" (those who pay you $10). Why would domain name or even physical server be relevant. You could literally make millions off this.

jerf 16y ago

Are you the person with the technical capability to swiftly remove content when notified by a content holder? That's what they are looking for here. A blog owner could register their own blog but the hosting service is really the more likely target for a DMCA takedown regardless.