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RE: Censored on steemit.chat and flagged here.
Reposting a comment I made in another one of your threads:
It is a bad idea to post torrents of pirated materials here. The site will be at risk of receiving DMCA takedown notices, and the potential for further action. I happen to disagree with it very strongly, but the US government takes this matter very seriously. I don't want to see the site shut down due to this sort of activity.
Steemit says that:
6.2. We will use reasonable endeavours to verify the accuracy of any information on the Service but we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, regarding the contents of the Service, information and functions made accessible through the Service, any hyperlinks to third party websites, nor for any breach of security associated with the transmission of information through the Service or any website linked to by the Service.
8.1. In using our Services, you may view content or utilize services provided by third parties, including links to web pages and services of such parties (“ Third Party Content”). We do not control, endorse or adopt any Third-Party Content and will have no responsibility for Third Party Content including, without limitation, material that may be misleading, incomplete, erroneous, offensive, indecent or otherwise objectionable in your jurisdiction. In addition, your dealings or correspondence with such third parties are solely between you and the third parties. We are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any such dealings and you understand that your use of Third Party Content, and your interactions with third parties, is at your own risk.
Not sure if this one fits but : 22. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL STEEMIT OR THE STEEMIT PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, STEEMIT OR THE STEEMIT CONTENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF STEEMIT OR THE STEEMIT PARTIES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO: (A) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE STEEMIT OR THE STEEMIT CONTENT; OR (B) THESE TERMS EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO STEEMIT FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF STEEMIT.
Other sites have had similar notices on their pages, but that doesn't do anything to prevent the government from going after copyright violations.
Sorry to hear about your friend's feelings.
The fact is, STEEM is blockchain based. They cannot stop someone from posting illegal content onto the blockchain. They can only flag it.
What'd be better is if they just hid the "torrents" tag from public, and allowed others to set up steemit clones (it's easy) where they're not afraid of the liability.