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Re:Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’... by jsonne on Thursday February 28, 2019 @09:04PM (#19277375)
Yeah that's not really the argument I'm making. The argument I'm making is that Facebook is acting as a publisher and publishers don't have DMCA protection which is what makes the model work. They want the privileges without the responsibility.
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Re:Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’... by commoner on Thursday February 28, 2019 @11:48PM (#19277986)
Facebook doesn't become a "publisher" by removing user-generated content from its platform. They'll continue to qualify for DMCA Title II's safe harbor provision as long as they take down copyright infringing material that gets reported to them. Facebook is not required to leave non-infringing material intact to be protected under DMCA Title II.
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