DMCA
Akilah Hughes ordered to pay legal fees to Sargon of Akaad, may dissuade others from abusing the DMCA
The DMCA is often weaponized and used as a censorship tool.
Meme Stamp: Adobe tool to show “veracity” of memes to reduce “misinformation”
Memes, photos, and videos will be cryptographically tagged for authenticity.
Mexico’s new DMCA-style proposals raise censorship and civil rights concerns
The DMCA has been a scourge for free expression but other countries keep eying similar laws.
A DMCA-style system could be coming to Europe
No one likes it, yet the EU appears to be adopting a similar measure.
Copyright troll sued over automated DMCA claims
Their practices are also described as extortion.
Trump’s fan-made Linkin Park “In The End” campaign video removed Twitter over copyright claim
Trump is no stranger to copyright claims.
YouTube sued for not blocking copyrighted content pro-actively on upload
As if YouTube’s system wasn’t bad enough.
Review of the DMCA fails to address problems with false copyright claims
Only issues for rights-holders and big platforms are considered.
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.