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Of course it's not.
by BiteCode_dev 2y ago
Of course it's not.
- gunapologist99 2y agoCheck the terms of service and the acceptable use policy of your host; even if the DMCA doesn't apply to you directly, it would apply to a U.S. based host, and you agreed to their terms when you became their customer.
- BiteCode_dev 2y agoUS based host? Their terms?
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- MrOwen 2y agoYou're aware hosting companies can have locations in multiple countries but still be controlled by a parent company in the US? So if the US parent company doesn't play ball, that has the potential for downstream issues in the other hosting locations. Easier/safer as the company to just play ball. If you're so concerned about this, find a host based and run solely from a safe country and not controlled by a US-based entity.
- BiteCode_dev 2y agoIt's not. I have selected my hosting specifically for this.
- gunapologist99 2y agoIn that case, you might just email your host's support team and ask them directly.
- BiteCode_dev 2y agoI did of course. They don't care. I tried several different hostings as well. It's unfortunately a prevalent strat in the industry: if the client is too small, one should spend minimum money on it, so they default to that.
- remram 2y agoYour hosting company is bound by US laws. Their defense for hosting illegal content is the DMCA, which allows them to claim that it is your responsibility (the end-user's). This is the entire point of DMCA: exempt service providers from indirect liability for content on their network (at the cost of taking action for that content upon receiving notice). If DMCA applied to them but not to you, how could that possibly work? A US company could host content that no one is responsible for? In other words: this is not about you but about your hosting company. They are the ones the DMCA apply to, and was written for. This is true no matter where you live, if your hosting company is US.
- account42 2y agoYou think it's reasonable for companies worldwide to be bound by US law? Companies doing business in the US, sure, but random hosting companies? Do you also expect US companies to honor takedown requests according to North Korean law?
- remram 2y agoWe are talking about a US company here.
- BiteCode_dev 2y agoNo, I'm definitely not a US company.
- remram 2y agoI misunderstood "Of course it's not" upthread then. If you are not using a US hosting company, obviously you are free of the DMCA.