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I wish people would find a way to monetize obviously false DMCA requests. I know of some people who basically finance their niche bulletin boards via police re

I wish people would find a way to monetize obviously false DMCA requests. I know of some people who basically finance their niche bulletin boards via police requests - they get something in the range of 2-3 digits (€) for a information request. Get a few of these a year and your hosting costs are paid. There's not a lot of money to be made but if it's your hobby anyways..

inter_netuser 6y ago
They get paid by the police? Is there a pricelist somewhere for these police requests?
- sandworm101 6y ago
  18 U.S. Code CHAPTER 121—STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2706 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2706 "...this title shall pay to the person or entity assembling or providing such information a fee for reimbursement for such costs as are reasonably necessary and which have been directly incurred in searching for, assembling, reproducing, or otherwise providing such information." Not your lawyer. Just providing a link to an example law describing how some ISPs can profit from data requests.
aww_dang 6y ago
Bulletproof hosting providers are indirectly monetizing false DMCA requests.