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Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement

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Re: Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement

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Post by Talanes »

jodrellblank wrote: post #368
cardosof wrote: post #361

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A product manager with an MBA will argue this affects only a handful of customers, mostly non-paying, so fixing it should sit at the end of the backlog.

Is that wrong? How many outraged people here are going to stop using paid-for Google products because of this? (people who didn't stop using paid-for Google products for all the times this kind of thing happened before). It's approximately none, isn't it?

You can only pile straw on the camel for so long. People will tolerate small problems to a great extent, but not infinitely.

Re: Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement

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Post by heavyset_go »

op00to wrote: post #260
PostOnce wrote: post #254

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Disney robbed us, our children, their children, and possibly generations beyond that with their more-than-a-century copyright terms. I thought about posting this comment the other day and decided not to, but your mention of Disney+ stirred the idea in me again. We have so much modern media about Dracula, Sherlock, Cthulhu, etc, a thousand flowers bloom... new movies, new games, new art of all kinds. Disney & friends…

Man, what a bummer. People have to come up with new ideas rather than rehashing old ones. How will we ever stay entertained?

It gets boring re-inventing the wheel over and over again.

Re: Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement

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Post by Talanes »

ImprovedSilence wrote: post #328
teachrdan wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Relevant Onion article here: https://www.theonion.com/microsoft-patents-ones-zeroes-18195...

Haha wow. In another testament to the times, the length of yesterday’s satire seems as long as todays “long form”, and much more developed than todays two line satire “articles”. /end soapbox

I mean, it's not A Modest Proposal, but Onion articles are still actually article length. I know most people just read and share the headline, but they're still taking the time to do full write-ups.

Re: Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement

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Post by hedora »

TT-392 wrote: post #28

"Thanks for helping google keep the web safe" Interesting thing to add in there, how on earth does copyright stuff have anything to do with safety?

Second offense, corporate security breaks your knuckles to prevent a third strike?

Re: Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement

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Post by mianos »

OneLeggedCat wrote: post #205
tyingq wrote: post #15

I'm curious if it was related to the file name. I created a few 1-byte files with just "1" in them, with different names, including "output04.txt". No problems so far. Also uploaded variations with "\n" and "\r\n" after the "1". And enabled sharing to anyone with the link. No issues so far. Google drive does support metadata like a description and comments. I wonder if someone posted some copyrighted text in a commen…

Just tested this myself. Got the same results as you while using different file names. Difficult to believe that Google has become so internally dysfunctional that it hasn't fixed this technical embarrassment twenty hours after first being being seen, and then five hours after being reported on front page of Hacker News.

I assume 99% of googlers are juggling production issues. Maybe the rest are supporting the ad platforms, as the public facing applications have been fairly static for years, aside from moving the comments on youtube to the top and bottom and back up to the top again.

I wish they would finish the thumbs down functionality in youtube music or look at WearOS once in a while (150000 one stars reviews LOL).

Some may say 'you get what you pay for', but after a few paid google gapps accounts getting locked out lately for no good reason, I'll be moving and not paying anymore after drawing a blank from support.

Re: Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement

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Post by pyuser583 »

tyingq wrote: post #15

I'm curious if it was related to the file name. I created a few 1-byte files with just "1" in them, with different names, including "output04.txt". No problems so far. Also uploaded variations with "\n" and "\r\n" after the "1". And enabled sharing to anyone with the link. No issues so far. Google drive does support metadata like a description and comments. I wonder if someone posted some copyrighted text in a commen…

Clearly a violation of U2’s copyright.

Re: Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement

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Post by kregasaurusrex »

teachrdan wrote: post #149
tyingq wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Update: It has now flagged the file with "0\n" in it. So it's official, Both 0 and 1 are copyrighted :) https://imgur.com/a/xMgh6Xn

Relevant Onion article here: https://www.theonion.com/microsoft-patents-ones-zeroes-18195...

From 1998 no less!
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