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Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act

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A quick definition of Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act:

The Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act is a law that provides protection for online service providers from being held responsible for copyright infringement by their users. This law has four safe harbors that service providers can use to avoid being sued for monetary damages. These safe harbors have specific requirements that must be met, such as adopting a policy for terminating users who repeatedly infringe on copyrights and not interfering with technological measures to protect copyrighted content. The first safe harbor is for transitory digital network communications, the second is for system caching, the third is for information residing on systems of networks at the direction of users, and the fourth is for information location tools like online directories or search engines. Nonprofit educational institutions also have a special limitation on liability.

A more thorough explanation:

The Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act is a part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It provides four safe harbors for online service providers to avoid monetary damages for copyright infringement. However, they may still face injunctions to stop future infringement.

  • Transitory digital network communications: This safe harbor applies to service providers that route messages across the internet for users. The service provider is acting as a conduit and is not liable for any infringement that may occur during the transmission.
  • System caching: This safe harbor applies to service providers that temporarily store frequently accessed web pages to minimize internet traffic. The service provider is not liable for any infringement that may occur during the storage.
  • Information residing on systems of networks at the direction of users: This safe harbor is commonly known as the "notice and takedown" provision. If a service provider is notified of infringing content, they must remove it. The user can challenge the takedown, but the content will remain offline for up to 14 days, giving the copyright owner time to file an infringement suit.
  • Information location tools: This safe harbor applies to online directories or search engines. The service provider is not liable for any infringement that may occur when providing links to infringing content.

Additionally, service providers must adopt a policy for terminating users who are repeat infringers and must not interfere with standard technological measures to protect copyrighted content.

Nonprofit educational institutions also have a special limitation on liability.

An example of the "notice and takedown" provision is when a copyright owner notifies a video-sharing website that a user has uploaded a video that infringes on their copyright. The website must remove the video, and the user can challenge the takedown. However, the video will remain offline for up to 14 days, giving the copyright owner time to file an infringement suit.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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