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If the user is anonymous, so as copyright holder, or target of harassment or whatever I can't know who is the creator of the content, it makes perfectly sense f

If the user is anonymous, so as copyright holder, or target of harassment or whatever I can't know who is the creator of the content, it makes perfectly sense for me that you, as host of the content are liable of the content itself. I don't see anything strange about it.

TuringTest 8y ago
The problem is that the new law punishes the platform for hosting the content even when they didn't know they were hosting it. This creates a chilling effect, as they will need to review and block preventatively any dubious content. Previously it was enough that they removed the content when they were notified about it; this didn't create such huge chilling effect for most content.
aequitas 8y ago
It means that what you are doing now, posting a comment using a throwaway, will be impossible. As no public platform will take this risk and users don't want to pay the extra money the platform needs to build or buy the impossible content filters it would need.
i_cannot_hack 8y ago
You own small a grocery store, and as an altruistic service to the community you provide a public bulletin board at the store entrance. Town residents can use this to share public messages and advertisements. Someone with no relation to you anonymously pins a poster with copyrighted images to the bulletin board at the entrance. You originally had no idea the images were not the property of the creator of the poster (how could you?), but as soon as you are made aware of the problem you remove the poster in a timely manner. Does it make perfect sense to you that I (owner of the images) can now successfully sue you (the owner of the store and provider of the bulletin board service) for copyright infringement, and have you pay damages to me as compensation for the time the poster was visible at the bulletin board? More importantly, do you think making the store owner vulnerable to litigation is 1. in line with how similar laws usually work? 2. a fair administration of justice? 3. a net benefit to the town and society at large?
_ink_ 8y ago
If someone spray paints "Trump is a moron." on your house and you cannot tell who has done this, why should you be liable for this public insult?

TuringTest 8y ago

The problem is that the new law punishes the platform for hosting the content even when they didn't know they were hosting it. This creates a chilling effect, as they will need to review and block preventatively any dubious content. Previously it was enough that they removed the content when they were notified about it; this didn't create such huge chilling effect for most content.

aequitas 8y ago

It means that what you are doing now, posting a comment using a throwaway, will be impossible. As no public platform will take this risk and users don't want to pay the extra money the platform needs to build or buy the impossible content filters it would need.

i_cannot_hack 8y ago

You own small a grocery store, and as an altruistic service to the community you provide a public bulletin board at the store entrance. Town residents can use this to share public messages and advertisements. Someone with no relation to you anonymously pins a poster with copyrighted images to the bulletin board at the entrance. You originally had no idea the images were not the property of the creator of the poster (how could you?), but as soon as you are made aware of the problem you remove the poster in a timely manner. Does it make perfect sense to you that I (owner of the images) can now successfully sue you (the owner of the store and provider of the bulletin board service) for copyright infringement, and have you pay damages to me as compensation for the time the poster was visible at the bulletin board? More importantly, do you think making the store owner vulnerable to litigation is 1. in line with how similar laws usually work? 2. a fair administration of justice? 3. a net benefit to the town and society at large?

_ink_ 8y ago

If someone spray paints "Trump is a moron." on your house and you cannot tell who has done this, why should you be liable for this public insult?