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Re:What should I do about YouTube? by Kalium on Friday January 23, 2015 @04:31PM (#8937410)
The RIAA has been actively abusing the DMCA for as long as it has existed. It was unethical then and it's unethical now.
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Re:What should I do about YouTube? by vinceguidry on Saturday January 24, 2015 @01:28AM (#8938990)
As far as most anyone is concerned, monitoring YouTube for user-initiated copyright violations to send takedown notices is precisely what the DMCA was intended to be used for.
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Re:What should I do about YouTube? by Kalium on Saturday January 24, 2015 @02:29AM (#8939086)
When "user-initiated copyright violations" means "Fair Use doesn't exist", then you have abuse.
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Re:What should I do about YouTube? by chris_wot on Saturday January 24, 2015 @08:49AM (#8939579)
Agreed. My then-3 year old daughter danced to the tune of Da Funk and I uploaded it. The sound was removed, even though it was in the background. It was Fair Use for sure.

Shame on YouTube, quite seriously - I didn't cost Daft Punk anything!

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