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Maybe I'm being daft here, but why don't would-be file-sharers just encrypt files and send their friends passwords along with the links? Neither the provider no
by ds9 13y ago
Maybe I'm being daft here, but why don't would-be file-sharers just encrypt files and send their friends passwords along with the links? Neither the provider nor the copyright holders would be able to tell who was sharing what, unless they monitored IM, email etc..
Of course it does seem that anyone can abuse the DMCA with impunity, so strictly speaking this wouldn't stop the "notice and takedown" actions. It would however prevent the automated detection and might increase cost and difficulty for copyright complainers.
- elpool2 13y agoYeah, anyone can easily modify a file so it doesn't match the blacklisted hash and share it with their friends. Once you start sharing it with millions of people across the internet though, the copyright holder is likely to find out about and issue another DMCA takedown. So this is a system that doesn't prevent small scale sharing, but might be somewhat successful at preventing large scale infringement.