Comments on: Music Downloads, a panel discussion with downloaders and Artists. http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2008/06/09/music-downloads-a-panel-of-downloaders-and-artists/ JamieG looks deep into the ramifications of current trends in Technology and Media Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Philip Hodgetts http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2008/06/09/music-downloads-a-panel-of-downloaders-and-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-3398 Philip Hodgetts Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:54:04 +0000 http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/?p=119#comment-3398 Big important difference in the US is that a service provider cannot dare monitor traffic. If they did any moderation or monitoring they would lose their DMCA "Safe Harbor" provisions that man the service can't be held liable for what users say, (or what they upload) as long as they don't exercise "editorial control". I don't think there's similar protection for service providers (including ISPs) in Australia. It's the *only* good thing about the DMCA. Phlip Big important difference in the US is that a service provider cannot dare monitor traffic. If they did any moderation or monitoring they would lose their DMCA “Safe Harbor” provisions that man the service can’t be held liable for what users say, (or what they upload) as long as they don’t exercise “editorial control”.

I don’t think there’s similar protection for service providers (including ISPs) in Australia. It’s the *only* good thing about the DMCA.

Phlip

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