> Why have we, as a society, become OK with handing over policing power to corporations unrestrained by due process?
These companies do not care about due process, they care about the bottom line of making a dollar at the end of the day. Soundcloud determined it is much less expensive for them to go this route than be sued by Universal. Every company follows this practice as for they are serving their best interest.
As a consumer your hope is that their best interest and your best interest share the inside of a Venn diagram.
> Soundcloud determined it is much less expensive for them to go this route than be sued by Universal.
Which is sad, because Soundcloud would win in court, as they'd have no problem proving that the site doesn't exist primarily to help its users infringe copyrights owned by Universal.
These companies do not care about due process, they care about the bottom line of making a dollar at the end of the day. Soundcloud determined it is much less expensive for them to go this route than be sued by Universal. Every company follows this practice as for they are serving their best interest.
As a consumer your hope is that their best interest and your best interest share the inside of a Venn diagram.