Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Court Backs DMCA Takedown of Public Meeting Videos
Waltham outsourced its public meeting recordings, and the contractor used DMCA notices to pull 15 news videos.
“Killing America” Documentary Pulled From Platforms Amid Allegedly Censorship-Driven Copyright Claims
Filmmaker Eli Steele called it “weaponized censorship.”
MembersMedia and Sports Groups Want Piracy Takedown Notices to Remove Online Content “Instantaneously,” Creating Massive Overreaching Censorship Implications
Potential new censorship mechanisms.
Netflix’s Beef Actor David Choe Uses Copyright Strikes in an Attempt to Kill Criticism
The DMCA is sometimes abused as a censorship tool.
Disney Asks Judge to Unmask Online Leakers
The Marvel Studios owner wants a judge to force Reddit and Google to reveal those behind accounts that leak script information.
All US Internet Service Providers Are Ordered to Block Streaming Piracy Sites
A broad, sweeping order.
Judge Rules Cloudflare Isn’t Responsible for Copyright Infringement of Users
The ruling could help Cloudflare position itself as a neutral entity in other areas, should it choose to.
YouTube Threatens to Terminate Memology 101’s Channel After It’s Hit With False Copyright Claims
YouTube’s broken copyright system strikes again.
YouTube Complies With CNN Copyright Claim, Censors Leaked Footage
The popular video was scrubbed within hours of being posted.