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Reddit Warns US Copyright Office Internet Upload Filters Would Harm Memes
And hurt free expression.
The US Copyright Office Is Floating the Idea of Mandating a Content Upload Filter on the Internet
The idea has major implications for censorship and cementing the dominance of tech and media giants.
YouTube Reveals Mass Problem of False Copyright Claims
Millions of videos falsely flagged.
Rights Holders Are Cashing in With Content Claims on YouTube
Making copyright claims is a cash cow.
YouTube Permanently Disables Independent Journalism Channel Press for Truth
Host Dan Dicks said the channel had no strikes or warnings before it was disabled.
C-SPAN’s White House News Conference YouTube Video Hit With Bogus Copyright Claim From NBC Universal
This isn’t the first time NBC has claimed public domain footage that it doesn’t own the rights to.
NYU Law Video Teaching About Copyright Was Removed by YouTube for Copyright Infringement
Creators can learn a thing or two from the incident.
YouTube Should Support Creators, Not Encourage Them to Cut Out Valid Fair-Use Clips, Digital Rights Group Says
The EFF says it’s time for YouTube to support creators.
YouTube Videos Criticizing Batwoman Are Being Hit With Content ID Claims From Warner Bros
Yet another example of YouTube’s copyright system being used to target creators that criticize movies or TV shows.
David Pakman Hit With NBC News Content ID Claim on YouTube Video Containing None of Their Footage
Yet another example of YouTube’s broken copyright system.
YouTube Takes Down 200-Year-Old Schubert Public Domain Music Piece on False “Copyright” Grounds
YouTube automatically flagged and demonetized the video saying that it’s a copyright violation – despite it being in the public domain.
