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posted by chromas on Tuesday February 05 2019, @03:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the do-you-really-want-my-view? dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by bzipitidoo on Tuesday February 05 2019, @05:51PM (1 child)

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Tuesday February 05 2019, @05:51PM (#796786) Journal

    So far, it's unanimous. Every comment on this story is calling this "public comments" exercise for what it is, a load of bull. Fake democracy. This is like debating which way is the most humane way to do an execution, while knowing all along that the accused is actually innocent,

    That they feel a need to bother with even this much of a fig leaf shows, what? Ajit Pai's destruction of Net Neutrality generated too much blowback? That they're scared? EU article 13's abrupt suspension has them scrambling to hoke up some cover?

    What can we do about the situation? Playing such a badly rigged game might still have some purpose, if they can be further embarrassed for their cheating.

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  • (Score: 2) by canopic jug on Tuesday February 05 2019, @06:46PM

    by canopic jug (3949) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 05 2019, @06:46PM (#796825) Journal

    EU article 13's abrupt suspension has them scrambling to hoke up some cover?

    Actually the latest on that is that Article 13 is back, worse than before [juliareda.eu], now that Germany and France are both pushing for it. So for the time being the majority of the EU member states are now in favor of Article 13.

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