Re:The text of Article 13 and the EU Copyright Directive has...
by anth_anm on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:46PM
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The problem is that where you draw the lines around liability at that point?
If I'm running a hosting company should I be liable if someone posts content in violation of copyright? Even if I'm trying to run an honest business and take appropriate steps to remedy the situation?
If I'm anti-google should I be able to host copyrighted material on their cloud, hoping that they get sued over it?
Eliminating safe harbors seems like a nasty can of worms to open. Especially considering how massively abused any other system (contentid) is.
If I'm running a hosting company should I be liable if someone posts content in violation of copyright? Even if I'm trying to run an honest business and take appropriate steps to remedy the situation?
If I'm anti-google should I be able to host copyrighted material on their cloud, hoping that they get sued over it?
Eliminating safe harbors seems like a nasty can of worms to open. Especially considering how massively abused any other system (contentid) is.