Talk:Non-Commercial

This talk page will be used to discuss the definition of "non-commercial" in the sense of the use of copyrighted works. Please do not commit anything to the actual article itself, as that will be filled when the appropriate body (the National Congress or National Council) agrees on it.

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Not-profit entities
Individuals and organisations operating as a non-profit entity are considered non-commercial. If accused of commercial infringement, this should become a criminal matter, making an individual or organisation considerably safer than if it were a civil matter.

Ad-sponsored file hosts
A filehost that is sponsored by advertisements must not offer copyright infringing content themselves. That is, they must only accept content uploaded by individuals, and not deliberately serve content that would be in violation of copyright law. In this case the advertisements can be considered to be generating income from offering a service (i.e. hosting), and not from the content itself.

Websites that do not store content themselves
Websites that allow users to submit links to copyrighted material, while deriving income from advertisements, should be considered exempt as they too offer a service, not the content itself.