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Originally Posted by d-null
when you use the term "hosts", are you referring legally to the actual server location, or are you referring to an entity hosting, ie. any website?
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A "host" is anyone that literally delivers content, or is involved in the delivery of the content. It can be a website, ISP, hosting company, and many other entities.
The DMCA was written to provide an exclusion for Internet service providers, but websites have adopted the safe harbor provisions as also covering them. This works as long as the site derives no direct financial gain from the infringement. So, Google is covered because they don't charge. Oron and their ilk are not.