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Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ... by Teever on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @09:18AM (#13695596)
How is the DMCA more forgiving than the original system?
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Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ... by wmil on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @10:16AM (#13696074)
Under the DMCA the hosting company is free from liability if they respond to takedown requests properly.

Prior to that their liability wasn't a clear legal question so there was alway lawsuit potential.

Archive.org could still end up in more trouble under the DMCA because lawyers could argue that there's a pattern of violations and it's not a neutral carrier.

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