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I'm not sure I understand this part. So reddit was liable to DMCAs because it was hosting the thumbnail image of the copyrighted pictures?
That's what he said.
Here's what Wikipedia says about linking:
The law is currently unsettled with regard to websites that contain links to infringing material; however, there have been a few lower-court decisions which have ruled against linking in some narrowly prescribed circumstances. One is when the owner of a website has already been issued an injunction against posting infringing material on their website and then links to the same material in an attempt to circumvent the injunction. Another area involves linking to software or devices which are designed to circumvent (digital rights management) devices, or links from websites whose sole purpose is to circumvent copyright protection by linking to copyrighted material.
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Couldn't you just disable thumbnails for /r/thefappening or something?
Others have asked this, including me, but I haven't seen it answered. It seems like a sensible solution. Once they have the code written to make an exception for one sub, they could use it to make exceptions for other questionable subs as well.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 09:09 UTC*
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Comment by cardevitoraphicticia at 07/09/2014 at 12:29 UTC
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when the owner of a website has already been issued an injunction
Reddit did not receive an injunction, so it doesn't apply.