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> This is an awful example as etsy would be the company that the DMCA takedown would be against. Etsy is a marketplace that connects independent buyers and sel
by dangrossman 3y ago
> This is an awful example as etsy would be the company that the DMCA takedown would be against.
Etsy is a marketplace that connects independent buyers and sellers, like eBay but only for handmade and vintage goods. Every item on their site is listed, sold and shipped by a third party. Every listing image and description is "user generated content". They are a service provider with no liability for copyright infringement on their platform so long as they follow the DMCA process.
Like any major UGC host, they have an IP reporting portal for companies like Disney to make large-scale sweeps of the whole marketplace for infringing listings and file complaints en masse. They do so somewhat regularly. I remember all the noise when they issued mass claims against all the "Baby Yoda" merchandise on Etsy.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoOne correction: Etsy allows sale of mass manufactured goods since 2013.
- indymike 3y ago> Like any major UGC host Etsy is not a major "UGC" host, they are a marketplace taking a cut of sales for product.
- dangrossman 3y agoThey operate a website that hosts hundreds of millions of webpages containing images and text provided by their users. No products pass through their hands. They're a UGC host, just like YouTube or Shopify or Hacker News, all of whom deal with DMCA claims. The DMCA safe harbor provisions do not care about the reason for which a website is hosting UGC.
- indymike 3y agoThe takedown should be filed with Google (the host) against Etsy for content hosted on Etsy. It is questionable that Etsy is the host.
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