MPAA sues Peekvid, YouTVPC

[Titanmen]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...d-youtvpc.html

Be careful what and who you link too!

[Lee]

Interesting stuff indeed, especially the part about the sites linking to those with stolen content on them

Regards,

Lee

[IdolKnights]

so am I right to assume:

The lawsuit may also get into the matter of how such sites are financed. It's no secret in the industry that ads provided by reputable companies like Google and Yahoo commonly earn revenue for sites like Peekvid

Could also be applied to blogs who have stolen content on them and are affiliates to one or two sites? The affiliate program would, in essence, be providing a revenue source to the illicit service?

Meaning, when xyzcompany (for example) offers an affiliate option to a blog with stolen content, they open them self up to lawsuits?

[Titanmen]

Quite possibly. If you are profiting from stolen content, anywhere in the chain, you have potential liability.

[Fister]

This emphasizes the need to screen and monitor on an ongoing basis our sponsors and link partners.

[Lee]

This emphasizes the need to screen and monitor on an ongoing basis our sponsors and link partners.

Agreed, especially following the recent legal case involving PornKings and FalconPhoto, that could have potentially opened affiliates up to a whole world of hurt.

Which begs the question, how do we know, as affiliates, whether the sites we are promoting actually uses legally licensed content on their tours or inside their members areas?

I recall a year or two back i was sold stolen content by a supposedly reputable provider which i had put on one of the Condom Cash tours (and subsequently changed once i found out) but im wondering, how do we know whether a sponsor is using content that they have the rights to use, is there any way we can protect ourselves more than just 'trusting' the sponsors we use to be within the law?

Regards,

Lee