"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has notable safe-harbor provisions which protect Internet service providers from the consequences of their users' actions." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_harbor
Every legal opinion I've ever read thinks scribd, youtube, etc can only exist due to this law.
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Could you provide some more information on what changes you are referring to?
Are you saying that before the DMCA, Scribd's standard operating practice would have been more illegal or more legal?
"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has notable safe-harbor provisions which protect Internet service providers from the consequences of their users' actions." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_harbor
Every legal opinion I've ever read thinks scribd, youtube, etc can only exist due to this law.