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A comment on Ask HN: How do I prevent my users from uploading copyrighted material?.

Re:Ask HN: How do I prevent my users from uploading copyrigh... by al2o3cr on Friday April 21, 2023 @10:36PM (#35662858)
Option 0: get a lawyer who knows about this stuff.

IANAL, but refunds & chargebacks are not your biggest concerns:

* providing a download service for copyrighted files you don't have a license for

* showing names & descriptions of trademarked products without the permission of the trademark holder

* even HAVING the really illegal stuff on your servers

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Re:Ask HN: How do I prevent my users from uploading copyrigh... by boeing767 on Saturday April 22, 2023 @12:00AM (#35663229)
Yeah, you're absolutely right.

Even merely listing them on my site is a huge liability.

And I'd be in deep trouble if someone uploaded child porn or something.

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