*In effect it has turned copyright law on its head: instead of asking publishers...

byrneseyeview on April 5, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google is just an amoral menace

In effect it has turned copyright law on its head: instead of asking publishers for permission, it requires them to object if and when they become aware of a breach.

This is what the DMCA did, not what Scribd did.