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Old 01-18-2011, 04:23 PM  
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Originally Posted by gideongallery View Post
youtube covers their ass better than anyone, they don't take down shit unless they have someone else to blame, weather it be a law (kiddie porn, killing cats) or a valid dmca take down notice.

as i pointed out dmca safe harbor doesn't give immunity for taking down content it only gives transactional immunity for infringing. the liability for a false takedown is only transfered to the person making the takedown notice.

if youtube was to take down the videos without getting a notice there would be no one to transfer the liablity to, and therefore it would be on their shoulders.
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7. Account Termination Policy
A.YouTube will terminate a user's access to the Service if, under appropriate circumstances, the user is determined to be a repeat infringer.
B.YouTube reserves the right to decide whether Content violates these Terms of Service for reasons other than copyright infringement, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscenity, or excessive length. YouTube may at any time, without prior notice and in its sole discretion, remove such Content and/or terminate a user'su account for submitting such material in violation of these Terms of Service.
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