Quote Originally Posted by Matt 26z View Post
We don't want to see a trend of Web 2.0 style sites that rely on user submitted content being held liable for the actions of their users.
Maybe you don't! But if I were an artist who created a piece of material from which I derive my income, I'd be pissed if buyers on YouTube or Veoh were getting it for free. Why should Veoh and YouTube make money and not share with the people who created the content?

marcjacob, you'd certainly be pisssed if I bought an AVS membership, shared it with 100 of my friends, and told them all to visit your galleries for some great content.

And finally, if I owned a building in some downtown city and I let anyone stop by to do lines of coke, fuck underage people, sell drugs, and sell stolen goods, then of course, I ought to be held accountable for those illegal activities. Just like owners of online properties need to be held accountable for the actions of their members. Just because there are too many people or it's too hard to supervise isn't reason enough, neither are TOS that say "we aren't responsible" ... you are responsible. And if you don't think you are, then pay the consequences.

Go get it, Titan! Make them pay!!!

Michael