3 Count: FileWarez Gone

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1: Brazilian Industry Welcomes Shutdown of Piracy Site FileWarez

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the Brazilian piracy website FIleWarez has been taken offline following a joint action spearheaded by the Brazilian record industry and the anti-piracy trade group IFPI.

According to the press release, the industry representatives worked with the cybercrime unit at the São Paulo prosecutor’s office, who got the site removed. They claim that the site had over 118,000 registered users and more than 24,000 monthly active ones.

The rightsholders claim that the site acted without “regard for the rights of music creators” and undermined the legal marketplace for music in the country.

2: Gujarat Hc Removes Clip of Judge Outburst, Asks YouTube to Take Down Apology Too

Next up today, Apurva Vishwanath and Sohini Ghosh at The Indian Express reports that the Gujarat High Court has asked YouTube to delete both an outburst and an apology from one of its judges, citing copyright.

Last week, Justice Biren Vaishnav went on a tirade against a female colleague of his, Justice Mauna Bhatt, over differencing opinions in a series of tax cases. Both the initial tirade and the later apology were livestreamed, with recordings available online.

The court initially asked YouTube to remove the tirade, which it did, but has now expanded that request to include the apology. In both cases, the court cites copyright as the reason for filing the requests. As of the writing of this article, the original video is down, though the apology is not.

3: An Influencer Took Down ‘dupe’ Videos of Her Designs. People Were Divided on the Move

Finally today, Daysia Tolentino at NBC News reports that TikTok fashion influencer Matilda Djerf has requested TikTok to remove several videos that feature users promoting knockoff versions of her fashion designs.

In 2019, Djerf launched her clothing brand, Djerf Avenue. However, others began to quickly create duplicates of her designs, prompting her, recently, to begin filing copyright notices against videos featuring such duplicates to get them removed.

Those takedowns have sparked a controversy in the TikTok fashion community, with some supporting Djerf’s fight against copycats with others saying that she should target manufacturers, not smaller influencers.

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