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> the text is clearly worded to target the likes of Google and YouTube without calling them out by name Google and YouTube already do this via ContentID, a sys
by AsyncAwait 8y ago
> the text is clearly worded to target the likes of Google and YouTube without calling them out by name
Google and YouTube already do this via ContentID, a system which only abuses small time creators. I don't see how expanding this EU-wide helps small businesses. Do you?
> What gives?
Room for abuse? Who do you think pushed for this? It wasn't your friendly neighborhood photographer. It was the RIAA/MPA etc. Just look at the DMCA.
> What puzzles me is parties like the EFF and Wikimedia Foundation spreading the FUD
What puzzles me is why would anyone who is not a dinosaur gatekeeper be for this?