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I apologize; I don't know what you mean in relation to what I said. Do you mind elaborating?
Copyright (not "copywrite", btw) law is batshit insane, but somehow people believe it to be even worse than it is.
Your browser makes copies of every image you see, but this doesn't violate copyright law because it's automatic and necessary for the browser to function. Does that sound familiar?
Also, for like 2 decades the standard action is just a takedown request that threatens legal action if ignored.
And to be clear, the admins had no actionable reason to block the piracy communities. They did it preemptively.
This is not correct.
You might want to reconsider the iamverysmart routine since you couldn't even spell copyright correctly one comment ago, yet I assume you expect me to believe you have some knowledge of the topic.
However, your point is my point. There was no risk of a lawsuit; they'd just get a takedown notice.
Though, now that I scroll up, what does this have to do with whether or not defederation is sometimes warranted? Did I get mixed up, or did you?
I don't see how that is relevant.