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by IshKebab 1370 days ago
Can't you just submit a counter-notice for DMCA take-downs?
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boomboomsubban 1370 days ago
Yes, but then Google will notify the copyright holder, Google, and they will have ten days to file a lawsuit. If they don't, Google gets to decide if they put the material back up.

The DMCA really seems to fall apart when the host and the copyright owner are the same entity.

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IshKebab 1370 days ago
> If they don't, Google gets to decide if they put the material back up.

No they don't. If Google decides not to sue (which frankly seems likely given the precedent it risks setting), then they have to put the material back up.

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boomboomsubban 1370 days ago
Does Google have to index anything? I don't think so. It'd be an interesting lawsuit to say the least.
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brokenmachine 1369 days ago
In Australia they have to scrape selected newspaper sites, and pay them for the privilege, thanks to Murdoch and our amazing government.
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izacus 1370 days ago
Than can be hard if you're actually in the wrong because you took copyrighted content while stripping its monetization.
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