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Posted by Colin B on 12/09/06 08:48
"Frank ess" <frank@fshe2fs.com> wrote in message
news:npednTsdjPYax-fYnZ2dnUVZ_qqrnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> Why would content owners only win a small fraction of lawsuits, they
>> must be fairly sure of their ground before suing?
>>
>> At present, it is FAR too easy for an uploader to put videos on to
>> Youtube that obviously infringe copyright. I don't think this point
>> is disputed by anyone, so why aren't we trying to do something about
>> this situation? At least the questionnaire approach would make people
>> more aware of the seriousness of uploading copyrighted material
>> without the permission of the rights owner. In many instances, the
>> uploaders would also have to make fraudulent statements if they did
>> in fact submit material that obviously infringed copyright.
>>
>> You say that any copyrighted submission that gets by the vetting then
>> becomes an excuse to sue the provider. I think the law should be
>> changed so that the website owners DO share some responsibility
>> (together with the uploaders) for publishing huge numbers of video
>> clips that obviously infringe copyright. Most web site owners have to
>> take some responsibility for the contents of their web sites, so I am
>> not sure why video sharing web sites should be any different. After
>> all, these site owners are making a lot of money from their sites!
>
> I believe any video sharing Web site owners who decided to take
> responsibility for content would be quickly dissuaded by owners of REALLY
> BIG Web sites who could see the danger in letting the camel's nose into
> the tent. No way AOL, Gooooogle, others of that heft who already have a
> serious investment in assigning "blame" for questionable content to
> submitters, will let that happen. Legislators understand. Ask yours.
>
I guess in this situation that it is the general public who benefit from
this law because there is a huge amount of entertainment on these video
sites that really shouldn't be there! But although the uploaders are
theoretically liable for any copyright infringing material that is on these
video web sites, I haven't heard of any of them being successfully sued. If
you know of any examples, please tell us and show the amount of damages
awarded.
I guess most copyright holders just grit their teeth and ask the web site
owners to take down any material that they do not want on internet. It's
probably not worth trying to sue hoards of teenagers with shallow pockets!
But if the general public knew that hundreds of uploaders had been
successfully sued and bankrupted as a result, then I guess uploaders would
be a great deal more cautious than they are at present.
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