Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Twitter Bans President Trump’s Favorite Meme Artist Carpe Donktum
One of the platform’s most prolific meme makers is gone.
Twitter Removes CNN “Fake News” Meme Shared by President Trump After Copyright Claim From Jukin Media
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims another Trump meme.
Celebrity Chef José AndréS Runs Up Against False Twitter DMCA Notices
Andrés doesn’t have the best opinion of the DMCA.
Cenokga, Game Developer of Starclaw, Apologizes After Threatening DMCA Abuse to Silence Negative Review
Another example of the DMCA being abused for censorship.
Many Twitch Streamers Hit With DMCA Music Strikes on Clips Dating Back to 2016
Many streamers are now bulk deleting their content archives because Twitch’s backend tools are preventing them from easily finding potentially infringing content.
Kaitlin Bennett’s Liberty Hangout Requests DMCA Subpoena for Info on Philip DeFranco, Young Turks, and Others
Liberty Hangout previously filed a DMCA takedown notice in an attempt to get several YouTube videos criticizing Bennett removed.
Video Game Critic Uses DMCA to Censor Videos of Him Making Distasteful Jokes
The DMCA is being used to censor content again.
Google Hit With 1M+ False DMCA Complaints From Someone Pretending to Be Netflix
The DMCA process is too easy to abuse.
Sony’s Abuse of DMCA-Reporting Systems Against Commentators and Social Media Users Is Met With Media Silence
Most major video game news outlets have ignored the scandal for over two weeks.
Meme Artist Carpe Donktum Has 14 Twitter Memes Removed After a Wave of DMCA Takedown Notices
The war on memes continues.
President Trump’s Viral Biden-Obama Twitter Meme Censored After DMCA Notice From Warner Chappell Music
Another Trump meme blocked after a questionable copyright claim.
Someone Keeps Abusing the DMCA to Get This Headbutt Video Taken Offline
The much-maligned US copyright law’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is simply a terrible gift that keeps on giving. Many “innovative” ways are being found to use and abuse this piece of legislation by those intent on issuing unfounded DMCA notices – but even in the world of bogus DMCA’