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DMCA is a special case for copyright infringement. I don't think such obligations are there for most other scammy activities.
by perryizgr8 6y ago
DMCA is a special case for copyright infringement. I don't think such obligations are there for most other scammy activities.
- arp242 6y agoThe obligation is to take reasonable steps to ensure that a platform isn't used for illegal activities. This isn't something you can 100% exclude, of course, and what "reasonable steps" are differ per platform, but in the case of an app store "take action against malicious scam apps when notified of their existence" seems quite reasonable to me. The only difference is that copyright/DMCA has a huge industry pursuing this, and there is no one with deep pockets and free time pursuing this.
- perryizgr8 6y ago> The obligation is to take reasonable steps to ensure that a platform isn't used for illegal activities. No, I do not think there is such a general obligation. DMCA is an exception for copyright infringement where the platform is obligated to act pre-emptively. Otherwise Apple is free to wait for a court order before removing anything.