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Google defends Hotfile's right to 'safe harbor' under DMCA

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Jos, Mar 20, 2012.

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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,672   +22

    The MPAA filed lawsuit against Hotfile little over a year ago, arguing that the cyberlocker had made a business out of enabling massive digital theft by giving users a place…

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    Jos, Mar 20, 2012
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  2. psycros TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 398   +81

    If the RIAA really cares about piracy then why aren't they focusing on the biggest haven of them all, YouTube? Anything you name is on there, ready to be streamed (and downloaded - its not hard to do). Yet not a word is said because the industry only picks on 80-year old grandmas and high school kids. What a pack of disingenuous shakedown artists.
    psycros, Mar 20, 2012
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  3. Guest

    I saw the devil. It took the shape of RIAA.
    Guest, Mar 20, 2012
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  4. Guest

    And the best part, suing Hotfile is just a waste of time, since it was abandoned about a year ago for the majority of users doing copyright infringement, because they starting to take links down and delete accounts almost immediately, while others took its place, and then others after, and others after...
    Guest, Mar 20, 2012
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  5. TJGeezer TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 380   +9

    Good for Google.
    TJGeezer, Mar 20, 2012
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