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Old 01-18-2012, 12:53 PM   #86
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Originally Posted by kirant View Post
That certainly reads a bit unusual to me. It does take a step away towards "guilty until proven innocent" by closing the site away unless the defendant decides to file for litigation. And I could imagine there being issues with crushing bit projects from steamroller sized companies as a side effect of the law.
One thing we know from the DMCA takedown procedure, big companies have no qualms about attacking any perceived slight.

Could smaller websites caught in the crossfire afford to fight these claims? How much effort would be required for them to reverse the erroneous claims?

It isn't just the direct pirate sites being pegged.

Any "Internet site is committing or facilitating the commission of criminal violations punishable under section 2318, 2319, 2319A, 2319B, or 2320, or chapter 90, of title 18, United States Code" (Sec 102(a)(2)) is liable.
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