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German Domain Registrar Liable For Copyright Infringement

Posted by timothy on from the with-a-name-like-h33t dept.

jfruh writes "When the German domain registrar Key-Systems registered and maintained the domain h33t.com, should it have been obvious that their customer would use the site for unauthorized distribution of Robin Thicke albums? A regional German court says that they should've known, and once they had been notified they should have taken steps to prevent it from happening. Obviously domain registrars are worried that this will upend their entire business model."

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  1. on topic by thephydes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    fuck beta - fuck off! I say wtf to this. I provide a service (domain reg) and I am legally responsible for what goes on on domains registered with me? WTF WTF WTF something is very wrong here