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What? 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 a
by Dirlewanger 6y ago
What? 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.