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But if Google's lawyers took a stance on this, they could use precedent to set defined rules for what actually counts as fair use and all these claimants would

But if Google's lawyers took a stance on this, they could use precedent to set defined rules for what actually counts as fair use and all these claimants would be fucked.

chris_wot 7y ago
Or they could lose. Courts don’t like it when someone games fair use.
icebraining 7y ago
Google doesn't get to decide what counts as fair use.
- sam0x17 7y ago
  Right, but the contentID system essentially _is_ them deciding what fair use is.
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    Content ID seems more like forced arbitrage clauses - essentially a way to preempt and prevent people from using the legal system.