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frank7799 · 08-27-2007, 05:29 AM

First of all, I´d like to know if there are sales for sponsors or affiliates from those sites. If not, well then something should be done against those sites.

But what could be done? In the European Union there is a legal problem if a site provides webspace only. In this case they are not responsible for the content the user puts on that webspace until you as the owner complain and they get to know about illegally hosted content. So the only way is to complain and in most cases content is deleted at once after a complaint is filed. So if you want to change the situation, you have to change the law first.

Another problem is filesharing like torrent sites provide. The offered content is illegally offered, but it´s not illegally to offer the torrent file itself.

I don´t know about the legal situation in the US, but would be interested in it.

08-27-2007, 05:29 AM
frank7799 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the middle of nowhere... Posts: 1,974	First of all, I´d like to know if there are sales for sponsors or affiliates from those sites. If not, well then something should be done against those sites. But what could be done? In the European Union there is a legal problem if a site provides webspace only. In this case they are not responsible for the content the user puts on that webspace until you as the owner complain and they get to know about illegally hosted content. So the only way is to complain and in most cases content is deleted at once after a complaint is filed. So if you want to change the situation, you have to change the law first. Another problem is filesharing like torrent sites provide. The offered content is illegally offered, but it´s not illegally to offer the torrent file itself. I don´t know about the legal situation in the US, but would be interested in it.