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The text of the DMCA and cases based on it. Once the infringing use has been established, it doesn't matter that there is also the potential for legitimate fai
by gamblor956 6y ago
The text of the DMCA and cases based on it.
Once the infringing use has been established, it doesn't matter that there is also the potential for legitimate fair use. If it did, then Napster, Kazaa, and Limewire would still be around because they all had the potential for legitimate fair use.
- sl1ck731 6y agoNot having read any legal literature around or really understanding the DMCA, how can they not make a distinction between things with legitimate uses and not? How do torrent clients stand up to that?
- mulmen 6y agoTorrent clients don’t name themselves “Game of Torrents” and have test cases for downloading TV shows. The problem YouTube-dl ran into is they literally named themselves after a prominent streaming site that is copyright holder friendly and also literally tested, in their codebase, the ability to do a thing that arguably violates the DMCA.
- robertlagrant 6y agoNot sure the "literally" things are anything to do with this. Only the "arguably violates DMCA" is relevant, and we already knew it was arguable.
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- mulmen 6y agoThe "literally" parts help the RIAA make their case.
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