(To clarify, the existence of these services seems like a bug in the first place, but the issue I mentioned seems like the most *fatal* problem with their operation other than their existence.)
Posted Sep 7, 2012 10:14 UTC (Fri) by Tjebbe (subscriber, #34055)
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right, the fundamental problem there is that it is 'guilty-until-proven-innocent' and not the other way around.
It's also one-directional; there do not seem to be any penalties if the 'rightsholders' make false claims (automated or not). So there is no incentive for them not to overshoot.
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Posted Sep 7, 2012 13:03 UTC (Fri) by drag (subscriber, #31333)
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The fundamental problem here is people assume that "Intellectual Property Law" is legitimate just because it's a law or that 'people have a right to make money from their work'.