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by horseapples 4549 days ago
Lawsuit came before DMCA. Lawsuit was filled in 97 and 98 was when DMCA was passed.
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dangrossman 4549 days ago
Viacom v YouTube was filed in 2007. YouTube didn't exist in 1997; it was founded in 2005. 1997 was before Napster even.
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horseapples 4548 days ago
My bad, no ideas what I was thinking.
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farginay 4548 days ago
I believe there was a copyright safe harbor for content on the internet before DMCA. However, it may have been just through case law. BBS and USENet operators took advantage of it back in the day.
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