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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: 2) by urza9814 on Wednesday February 06 2019, @04:50PM

    by urza9814 (3954) on Wednesday February 06 2019, @04:50PM (#797220) Journal

    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.

    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?

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