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Originally Posted by EscortBiz
def good news, and a step in the right direction
still the laws need to be changed, before anyone publishes any content on their server they must have permission, kinda like content you need 2257 and model releases.
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Making DMCA more effective would not be that hard and does not need the law to be changed a lot.
All they would have to do is split it into two parts. One so it does what it was originally designed to do, protect hosts from responsibility of what their clients upload. The second part would be for those who intend the content to be published. Once you publish content you're responsible for checking it.
The problem would be with sites like Youtube and the political clout they have from Yahoo, (or is it Google)) they would be very screwed. But it's the only way it would work.
2257 applies to all US sites and it was apparent how much the FBI wanted to get a conviction, when they did not inspect one user uploaded site. It takes 5 minutes to find content on those sites and servers that does not comply with 2257. They went to people who were very likely to have the documents. Then gave them time after the inspection to put them right.
