Tag: dmca
EFF is suing the US government to invalidate the DMCA’s DRM provisions
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has just filed a lawsuit that challenges the Constitutionality of Section
Pinterest follows through on DMCA takedown notice for 200×200 blank jpg
I just received this from Pinterst. Ignoring the fact that I don’t recall ever pinning
8 Years Later, Universal Music Still Defending Takedown Of “Dancing Baby” YouTube Video
Wait, what! I thought this had been settled years ago. Guess not… The case is now
DMCA Take Down Tom Foolery
Two recent headlines showing the utter preposterousness of automated DMCA takedown notices: HarperCollins Accuses Apple of
Corporations Abusing Copyright Laws Are Ruining the Web for Everyone
January 18, 2014
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By allowing limited use of copyrighted material for things like criticism, review, commentary, parody, or just personal non-commercial use, fair use has a widespread and often invisible impact on today’s social internet. Yet its very ubiquity means it’s often taken for granted by individuals — and the internet companies who benefit from it. This is worrying […]
Members of Congress finally introduce serious DMCA reform
New legislation sponsored by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), and Jared
Cory Doctorow’s statement on Fox taking down his cc-licensed novel
My Creative Commons licensed, 2013 novel Homeland, the sequel to my 2008 novel Little Brother, spent four
Fox Censors Cory Doctorow’s “Homeland” Novel From Google
Copyfighter, journalist, sci-fi writer and Boing-Boing editor Cory Doctorow has fallen victim to the almighty
YouTube’s Deal With Universal Blocks DMCA Counter Notices
April 5, 2013
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When it comes to YouTube forget about the concept of fair use in certain circumstances: When content is removed from the Internet following a DMCA complaint filed by a rightsholder the user who uploaded the content gets a chance to file a counter-claim. If successful this should reinstate the content but on YouTube things now appear […]