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>Without the DMCA, any host could be liable for their users' content. The DMCA was created out of necessity; without it, the internet couldn't exist.

Wait, what? That seems at odds with section 230 of the CDA. What the DMCA established was the notice/takedown/counter-notice process. Section 230 makes hosts not liable for their users' content.

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My understanding is that section 230 is more about free speech i.e. your defamatory statements do not allow me to be sued if you post them on my site as a comment. The protections do not cover illegal speech, such as copyright infringement.

There are a few articles around discussing it like https://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/publishing-statements-and-c...

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