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Re:With questionable copyright claim, Jay-Z orders deepfake ... by icebraining on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @06:28AM (#23017562)
Let's not forget that YouTube's ContentID system is a direct result from them being sued by Viacom et all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._Y....

If YouTube stops taking down these videos based on this "fiduciary duty" and they get sued again, will this union pay for the legal fees and potential damages? Yeah, not likely.

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Re:With questionable copyright claim, Jay-Z orders deepfake ... by lmm on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @08:27AM (#23018252)
Anyone can sue anyone for anything. YouTube were protected by the safe harbour rules and won a summary judgement on those grounds.
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Re:With questionable copyright claim, Jay-Z orders deepfake ... by icebraining on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @09:24AM (#23018812)
If the lawsuit was so obviously invalid (despite the first summary judgement being successfully appealed), what's your theory on why YouTube settled and agreed to spend money building Content-ID?
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