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The dmca actually requires them to implement things like contentID.

• kelnos 5y ago
  No, it absolutely does not. ContentID (and YT's copyright dispute system in general) goes much farther what the DMCA requires. Google's system is incredibly biased toward large content copyright holders, at the expense of small, independent creators.
  • tinus_hn 5y ago
    If Google hadn’t implemented ContentID they could very well have lost the suit from Viacom about Google not doing what the DMCA requires. And rightfully so of course, Google claims they can’t review everything for copyright infringement yet for instance they succeed pretty well in filtering adult content. While it is true that the YouTube takedown and strikes system favors large companies, it’s just about the same as the basic provisions of the DMCA, with the unwarranted takedowns, claimants who never get held to the ‘penalty of perjury’ for false claims etcetera. And compare exactly the same complaints about for instance Twitch.
    • dragonwriter 5y ago
      > If Google hadn’t implemented ContentID they could very well have lost the suit from Viacom about Google not doing what the DMCA requires. Viacom’s suit wasn't about DMCA requirements (in fact, it was originally dismissed based on the DMCA safe harbor, but that was reversed on appeal) but basic commercial copyright infringement.
      • tinus_hn 5y ago
        It’s one and the same, if you claim the DMCA does not protect a host, you say they are exposed to basic copyright infringement claims. That’s why the suit went through appeals from yes, the DMCA protects Google, to no it doesn’t, to yes it does to settlement.