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Originally Posted by callista
Simple legal fix I'd like to see:
Make it a law that ALL file sharing hosts are required to not only scan files for viruses but to open each and every zip/rar/7z/etc file uploaded and look at the content before making it accessible to download.
It would take less than a minute per file to see if it contains copyrighted content and you wouldn't have to have a high school degree to do it.
With the money they make they can afford a small team that just does this so the wait is minimal before legit files are approved.
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ACTA which will essentially replace the DMCA is being fast tracked by governments around the world. The DMCA was written at a time when nobody envisioned YouTube, Rapidshare etc - now we know and ACTA will turn the tables on pirates and those who aid and abet them, this 'safe harbor' the ISP's have been hiding behind is going bye bye.
ACTA won't end piracy, nothing will end piracy - all I want is a law that allows me to go to court against ISP's, forum owners, tube site owners, web hosting companies without the cards stacked against me. Even if I had a million dollars of fuck you money sitting in my bank account I wouldn't sue anybody at the present time - the DMCA protects thieves, not me. I think all these lawsuits against tube sites are going to fail or at best be disappointing partial victories where the copyright owners only get damages for videos they can prove were uploaded by the owners/employees of the tube sites.