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That process means fuck all because the providers who honor DMCA takedowns often do so instantly, but basically say “you can never host this content here again,
by whamlastxmas 1y ago
That process means fuck all because the providers who honor DMCA takedowns often do so instantly, but basically say “you can never host this content here again, ever” and don’t give any fucks about whatever stupid appeal process you do. I had Heroku take down my business with zero notice due to a malicious dmca and did exactly this. They offered zero paths other than “get a different provider”. They also disabled my entire account and all of my sites, not just the allegedly offending site. They refused to even respond to any further inquiries on the matter
- sidewndr46 1y agoThis is a decision of Heroku, not something required of the DMCA
- KerrAvon 1y agoThe incentives are structured to make immediate takedown the path of least resistance. Yes, in theory, they can do otherwise; why would they spend money and effort doing otherwise?
- immibis 1y agoProviders not liable under DMCA still do this anyway. It's not worth fighting for anything at all, to them. They'd rather lose your $10/month of revenue than take a 0.01% chance of a $100,000 lawsuit. Try getting a false abuse report on almost any VPS provider.
- Incipient 1y agoRegardless if it's actually a part of dmca is beside the point. If the law didn't exist, this type of account loss wouldnt have happened. Similar mal-interpretations/exaggerated response will happen with this new law too.
- hellojesus 1y agoLook at Fosta/Sosta. Craigslist didn't have to take down the personal sections, but they did to totally remove any chance at liability. DCMA responses are all about minimizing costs. It's much cheaper to just do it. Private companies will respond to this in exactly the same way.