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Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform by marcodave on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @09:51AM (#19491773)
> small online communities, who pay for their servers by running a few ads

if those communities are aiming for a break even at best, would those as well be considered "for profit", though?

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Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform by tremon on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @10:11AM (#19491972)
Yes. For-profit is a de-facto legal term, and includes every enterprise that isn't registered as a non-profit.
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Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform by everdev on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @10:09AM (#19491953)
In the US you need to register as a non profit, have a board of directors, etc.

Even an LLC or INC that loses money is a "for profit" company. Most VC funded startups fall into this category where they lose money each year with the goal of eventually turning a profit.

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Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform by tehbeard on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @10:02AM (#19491873)
Who will be able to afford the better lawyers in that fight to argue if they're for profit? MediaCorp(tm) or the small community that got a little too popular/spotlighted?
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