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Isn't taking down links because of "piracy" a very legal grey area, if not even illegal? I thought DMCA was supposed to be about the actual content, not links t
by nextparadigms 14y ago
Isn't taking down links because of "piracy" a very legal grey area, if not even illegal? I thought DMCA was supposed to be about the actual content, not links to the content.
And what the hell is Microsoft doing there? Are there really that many links to Windows iso's? I'd figure most would just get them through torrents. And speaking of which - does anyone still think Microsoft's banning of TPB links in MSN was just an accident?
- rangibaby 14y agoFacebook bans TPB links in messages too. And goatse.cx
- wmf 14y agoSearch engines aren't regulated, but clearly Google thinks it's legally safer to take down such links. I get the impression that some non-US sites don't comply with the DMCA (since they don't have to) and thus the copyright holders move their enforcement up the chain.
- magicalist 14y agoI'm not sure if that's right. You won't get google for inducing infringement or whatever, but there is: "A service provider shall not be liable for monetary relief, or, except as provided in subsection (j), for injunctive or other equitable relief, for infringement of copyright by reason of the provider referring or linking users to an online location containing infringing material or infringing activity, by using information location tools, including a directory, index, reference, pointer, or hypertext link, if the service provider-- (A) does not have actual knowledge that the material or activity is infringing; (B) in the absence of such actual knowledge, is not aware of facts or circumstances from which infringing activity is apparent; or (C) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material;" http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512#d http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512#d