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Old 12-01-2013, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by pugi View Post
Copyright in a work belongs to the original creator of the work. It does not transfer to a hosting website. The website normally asks for a licence to publish the work to cover their own arse.

There are a lot of misconceptions regarding copyright, that is but one.
this is a good place to start your research
Regardless, that doesn't change the fact the we received DMCA notices from those websites, and we complied with them.

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