Pwned!

[andygates]

The McCain - Youtube spat takes another step.  In summary: The DMCA requires service providers to act on any takedown notices, not to spend time evaluating each one's merits.  So when someone makes a well-formed takedown request, Youtube will take a video down.  The rightness or fair-useness of that is outside the scope of the takedown decision and can be tussled over later by greased lawyers with Bat'leths.

Of course this was highlighted as a weakness in the DMCA's "Safe Harbor" provisions ages ago, but was bulldozed over by the Republican machine.  Including McCain. 

Petard, one of.  Hoist.

Comments

[skean.livejournal.com]

K-E-W-L!

[teahisme.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

I voted. My ballot was sent off. My home state is a swing state. Lets see if I picked the winner.