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Lawsuit came before DMCA. Lawsuit was filled in 97 and 98 was when DMCA was passed.
by horseapples 13y ago
Lawsuit came before DMCA. Lawsuit was filled in 97 and 98 was when DMCA was passed.
- dangrossman 13y agoViacom v YouTube was filed in 2007. YouTube didn't exist in 1997; it was founded in 2005. 1997 was before Napster even.
- horseapples 13y agoMy bad, no ideas what I was thinking.
- farginay 13y agoI believe there was a copyright safe harbor for content on the internet before DMCA. However, it may have been just through case law. BBS and USENet operators took advantage of it back in the day.