Comment by Anonymous-2 (not verified), posted March 17, 2007 - 4:06am
1) Who owns the content?
2) Owner compensation - if everyone out there gets a free pass, what is the incentive for the owner to actually create something? Otherwise, how does one restrict the flow if "legally" they are not allowed to (in your model)
All in all, it seems to me you're trying to put a lipstick on a pig. DMCA's provision that Google uses was specifically designed for [internet|online] service providers - and unless you consider Google to be one, they're in violation here.
1) Who owns the content?
2) Owner compensation - if everyone out there gets a free pass, what is the incentive for the owner to actually create something? Otherwise, how does one restrict the flow if "legally" they are not allowed to (in your model)
All in all, it seems to me you're trying to put a lipstick on a pig. DMCA's provision that Google uses was specifically designed for [internet|online] service providers - and unless you consider Google to be one, they're in violation here.