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		teejmya on Jan 11, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chilling Effects removes itself from search engine... I don't know the exact details, but I was pretty sure that since they linked to but don't host the content, they don't have to abide by DMCA requests for that content? Something about a Microsoft v TicketMaster case? Does anyone know enough about this to help me out?

TheDong on Jan 11, 2015 [–]

They are effectively required to though.

If you listened to the SOPA hearings, for example, not a one of the lawmakers understood that Google was not hosting the pages. They all think of Google as basically the internet.

If Google does not make an effort, as they do, then it would be a PR disaster.

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