4 ms·
And, while we're legislating copyright reform, let's throw in a requirement to store the hashes (or other identifying features) of any content that has a DMCA f
by sorbus 15y ago
And, while we're legislating copyright reform, let's throw in a requirement to store the hashes (or other identifying features) of any content that has a DMCA filed against it and check all new content against that list of hashes to prevent infringing content from being uploaded again.
Of course, then there's the problem of people using fake DMCAs to get content removed (which does happen). Allowing profit for that would be a horrible idea, especially on a scale low enough that it would be cheaper to pay than to verify that the person who filed the DMCA does indeed own the copyright.
- protomyth 15y agoWouldn't a cropped image have different hash then the original. Cropping an extra or one less pixel line changes the hash again.
- sorbus 15y agoYeah. Other identifying features, then - I'm sure that someone has come up with a way to identify images which ignores such basic changes to them, especially considering what TinEye does.