DMCA “safe harbor” up in the air for online sites that use

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moderators

Etsy, Kickstarter, Pinterest, and Tumblr say site moderation hangs in the balance.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/dmca-safe-harbor-up-in-the-air-for-online-sites-that-use-moderators/

I kinda think it's interesting that ebay isn't listed in the subtitle but etsy is.

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Etsy moderates its own chat boards, but it's Lithium that moderates eBay's, that may be why.

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Discussion board moderation is irrelevant. Safe harbor applies to the items for sale, not just yammer. AFAIK I don't think etsy does that; ebay does and I've yammered about that in the past saying they'll get burned at some point for doing it. They have to be 'hands off' items for sale unless directed by the trademark owner or his agent but they have 'trusted' people who notify them and they pull the listing based on what those people say, not the owner/agent.