Originally posted by LastdaysofKMC
Question: What are the criteria a service provider must satisfy in order to qualify for safe harbor protection under Subsection 512(a) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?I wonder how "g" fits in with the comic respect forum scans. As they may be hosted elsewhere but they are longterm linked to here
Context and scans are present there..... 😬 Which as it gives a plot outline and often the best sequence of images; For some this makes buying the comic redundant and opens a whole another set of questions. I'm sure Raz has it all sorted though. 🙂
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act protects internet service providers and search engines, not the sites they host or link to.
Adam PoE should really qualify his opinion, because until he shows how and why anything negative would occur, just saying that it will happen is a toothless argument, and is the scaremongering he is accused of. The few instances where there has been a brief issue, KMC was contacted, the posts in question were removed, and nothing bad came of it. We take proactive steps toward preventing such occurrences (like banning issue posting in the comic forums months/years ago before this was ever brought into question) as well as establishing rules about copyright infringement and post editing among the mods.
To insinuate that anything different will happen in the future bears the burden of proof. So until such evidence comes to light, not only would I second Ush's accusation of fearmongering on PoE's part, but I would also question the motives for such bold assertions, since general rumor-based panic is quite easy to stir on internet sites.
Originally posted by DigiMark007
Adam PoE should really qualify his opinion, because until he shows how and why anything negative would occur, just saying that it will happen is a toothless argument, and is the scaremongering he is accused of.
Agreed.
Oh, but here is the thing. He never did. He clearly said "could be", which is probably legally true. He never said anything of the likelihood of such an event, so really, you guys should maybe get off his case here.
Originally posted by BackFireNot comparable. WD was implying that no one could be sued, especially not for money, as KMC is free. That's obviously incorrect. I am sure Adam agrees that the likelihood of members or moderators actually being sued is small.
You could be raped and killed if you leave your house.Just sayin'.