On Sat, Jul 23, 2005 at 11:05:19PM -0400, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:
It's *probably* illegal to add 3rd party repos that we know to
include
infringing content -- because that would be the same as *knowingly
directing users to illegal content*. Because most 3rd party repos don't
care much about these issues (largely because they don't have to), it's
too risky for us to refer users directly to these repos.
Although, a lot of the content isn't actually illegal -- just grey area.
Part of the problem is that the line isn't bright and clear. For
that
reason, we will be quite conservative in the decisions we make abut what
might infringe.
Right. :)
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