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by 6510 995 days ago
Can fictional persons (usernames) own anything or be held responsible for anything? (licence content)
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lambertsimnel 995 days ago
I don't see why not, but presumably it's the person (or people) controlling the username that would be held to account, if they can be identified
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6510 994 days ago
Wouldn't that be the platform?
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lambertsimnel 988 days ago
Can't websites that host user-generated content take steps (under the DMCA?) to ensure that users alone (and not the site) are liable for any copyright-infringing user-generated content?

If the users are sufficiently anonymised, or share accounts, prosecution might be difficult, but I'm not sure that makes them any less liable. I don't imagine that accounts themselves could be prosecuted, but I'm not a lawyer.

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