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March 25, 2012 05:00 pm GMT
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Hotfile is Out Cold, But Googles DMCA Safe Harbor Debate Is Heating Up
Google recently threw down in the ongoing legal battle between the MPAA and Hotfile with amicus curiae panache. But Google wouldnt file an amicus brief from the kindness of its algorithmic heart. Larger issues are at play namely, safe harbor protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).As Google's counsel stated on Friday, Googles aim in seeking to participate in this case is to underscore the importance of the Courts decision to a wide array of legitimate and socially beneficial Internet services, and to the overall climate of free expression online.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0tDOKdpuwyM/
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