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Originally Posted by Toby
I can't say I'm surprised.
I've been saying from the get go that the entire "tube" business model is based on all the traffic generated by the large amount of copyrighted content available that is being uploaded illegally.
My questions about controlling the upload of such content, when not totally ignored, were answered with the typical CYA response of "we immediately remove any copyrighted content that we are notified about". In my opinion, that's not good enough. I guess we're going to find out if the court agrees.
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Maybe the upload process has changed at PornoTube. I know I had to provide studio information as well as 2257 info when I was uploading to PornoTube for a client.
I agree that most of the "tube" business operators allows user uploaded copyright violation material, but not all. Fuckinhorny.com is strictly sponsor provided clips, no user uploads. In fact there isn't any upload function on the user interface. To take the path of no user uploads is a tough one, it's hard to monetize . Allowing unchecked user uploads is what makes tube sites extremely popular to the surfers, resulting in massive traffic as well as the opportunity to sell.
I suspect that the penalty if there is one, will be along the same lines as the "YouTube" case. Promise to go through the uploaded material and rid it of the unauthorized copyrighted material.
Unfortunately the majority of the tube site operators are focused on the short term gain, ignoring the long term impact on the business.
Again........