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I've been in a few discussions on Reddit where people said this is a half-truth. Perhaps someone can confirm? From Wikipedia[0]: § 512(c) also requires that th
by hnick 6y ago
I've been in a few discussions on Reddit where people said this is a half-truth. Perhaps someone can confirm?
From Wikipedia[0]: § 512(c) also requires that the OSP: 1) not receive a financial benefit directly attributable to the infringing activity, 2) not be aware of the presence of infringing material or know any facts or circumstances that would make infringing material apparent, and 3) upon receiving notice from copyright owners or their agents, act expeditiously to remove the purported infringing material.
This is an 'and' which I take to mean safe harbour takedown (the 3rd clause) only applies if the other two are also true. So the host must not know it exists (plausible for YouTube) and not receive a direct financial benefit (does Ad revenue count?).
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_Liability_Limitation_Act#Safe_harbor_provision_for_online_storage_-_%C2%A7_512(c) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_...