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Posted by Frank ess on 12/09/06 22:53
Colin B wrote:
> "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.
Not my trip; you do it if you want it done.
>
> 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.
Kind of a natural selection thing, eh? Sounds as if it has
possibilities.
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Frank ess
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