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I've been wondering about that actually. How do they get away with it when they are essentially just profitting off of other people's images
by ackbar03 6y ago
I've been wondering about that actually. How do they get away with it when they are essentially just profitting off of other people's images
- joshspankit 6y agoBecause they “are just the platform”, and the early days was all about “make your own boards for your own purposes”. Once they had enough users they quickly transitioned to what we see now: game Google search results and force people to sign up.
- hedora 6y agoThe DMCA makes this sort of misbehavior legal. It’s a terrible law. Without it, we also wouldn’t have YouTube, which would be a net win in my book.
- Dirlewanger 6y agoWhat? It's illegal under the DMCA to do the shit that Pinterest/9gag/ifunny/etc. does, it's just that no one has the legal recource (i.e. lots of money) to do anything about it, save the massive rent-seeking entities like the RIAA. All the uploads of music albums by random users still exist on YouTube, but any ad revenue goes straight to the copyright holders.
- hedora 6y agoThe DMCA provides the platform with legal immunity as long as they honor takedown requests. So, individuals are guilty until proven innocent, and platforms siphon money off the piracy. The government gets a single choke point for censorship.