Re:Cloudflare Terminates Service to Sci-Hub Domain Names
by hedora on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @12:43AM
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They were never a common carrier. “Common carrier” is a well-defined legal term that does not apply to them.
In related news, I did not give up my status as a fish by breathing air.
Re:Cloudflare Terminates Service to Sci-Hub Domain Names
by stale2002 on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @12:45PM
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Tell that to Cloudflare.
They are trying very hard to be a common carrier, because they want the legal protections that it provides them.
But, because of their actions, they've lost the court cases, and are unlikely to recieve that status.
If cloud flare hadn't effectively given up its status as a common carrier, by blocking stormfront, maybe it would have been able to defend itself from the sci-hub court order.
Cloudflare being forced to take down content in the future is exactly what people predicted when they decided to give up their status as a common carrier.