Re:YouTube: filmmakers presumed guilty until maybe proven in...
by munk-a on Monday October 18, 2021 @05:41PM
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That is - essentially - what I said right above. What the law actually states does still apply in the extreme case - and it applies more truly on a lot of other platforms... but YouTube has essentially preempted most DMCA claims by offering a service that proactively checks for violations - a service in no way required by the DMCA.
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Re:YouTube: filmmakers presumed guilty until maybe proven in...
by ThrustVectoring on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @02:51AM
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It is not required by the DMCA, sure, but it (or the like) is required by the various content owners who have the power to sue (or not sue) YouTube. Following the DMCA's requirements only helps after spending millions of dollars on legal fees and if you manage to persuade the courts. In lieu of that, YouTube has decided to just give IP owners what they want.