Hey, US folks newly running Mastodon instances: do Future You a *huge* favor, mitigate your potential liability, and register with the copyright office and designate an agent to receive DMCA reports *right now*. https://copyright.gov/dmca-directory/

(Via [email protected])

DMCA Designated Agent Directory | U.S. Copyright Office

DMCA Designated Agent Directory

@blaine Good reason not to run an instance. I was considering running one as a service to the community, but processing DMCA notices is not within my sphere of interest.