Non-intentional hosting of material that is protected by copyright law

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Published on 2011-08-14T15:23:20Z Indexed on 2012/09/12 21:50 UTC
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I am interested how copyright law works in the case of Rapidshare, Youtube and etc. Just hypothetically speaking, what if I create a website for uploading and sharing MP3 files, and some users start uploading songs in MP3 format that are protected by copyright laws.

Can I get sued for this? Knowing that it wasn't me who uploaded that content?

Thanks!

PS. also maybe there is some good source where I could read about law cavities related to copyright material?

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