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The US government is seeking public comments on blocking sites accused of hosting copyright infringing materials and ISP liability in such cases. The discussion includes possible harmonization with current developments in the EU in regards to copyright and will take place in two parts. The first stage will deal with US case law developments since the last meetings. The second stage will focus on foreign developments, such as the infamous Articles 11, 12a, and 13, and how these relate to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of Internet service provider liability.
The U.S. Government's Copyright Office is continuing its review on the future of the DMCA's safe harbor provisions. It's specifically asking the public for input on recent domestic and international developments that relate to ISP liability, including Article 13 and pirate site blocking.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 05 2019, @05:14PM (5 children)
Given how utterly useless it's been to date, even a set of dentures would be an improvement. Real teeth are a seemingly unattainable dream.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday February 05 2019, @06:02PM (4 children)
Okay, then let's declaw the $150,000 statutory penalty per instance of copyright infringement.
(Remember when the RIAA said they were losing $75 TRILLION per year due to piracy? That's why. And BTW that probably exceeds the GDP of the planet.)
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @06:53PM (3 children)
You want these things as if they will just appear out of thin air. Let's hear the process of getting there, see if your dream is attainable.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Tuesday February 05 2019, @07:47PM (2 children)
It seems as if some legislators have begun to understand just how out of balance things are. So education of legislators helps.
If nothing else, then lobbying. It's about time for Big Tech to lobby as much or even more than the {MPAA | RIAA} holes of the world. Shift the cost of DMCA notices back to where it belongs -- as well as penalties. Make it clear to legislators why it is fair and profitable and generates campaign contributions bigger than the *AA-holes can give. It's not like the *AA-holes are the engine of the economy. (although the current administration is not over yet)
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @08:25PM
It's time for us to do the lobbying. It doesn't even have to cost anything. Just remind the politician that if he wants your vote he will comply with your demands. The businessman's money alone cannot put him into office. There's no law that says you have to vote for bling.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Wednesday February 06 2019, @04:50PM
And why exactly would they do that? You think Google care that some random YouTuber got a DMCA notice? Nope, they just pull the video and take their profits from the next guy. Meanwhile, any competing video service has increased operational expenses to hire people to review the takedown notices. Google is big enough that they create portals for content owners to automate the process. You think some small time startup is going to be able to leverage that kind of efficiency?
These companies already have their copyright protection systems in place. They don't need to change anything, but any competitors have more work to do because of these laws. Why the fuck would Google want to spend money lobbying to remove that advantage?