TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2023

In May 2022, Elon Musk declared overzealous use of the DMCA a “plague on humanity.” The usual format is the inclusion of a photograph or image, a description of the image, a hyperlink to the original source, and sometimes a link to a secondary source with additional information on the current topic.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2023

It’s a fairly sensitive topic, to put it mildly. Kopjra’s Aggressively-Worded DMCA Takedown After identifying itself as representing Sky UK, Kopjra informed GitHub via a DMCA notice that the tools allow for the decryption of Sky content otherwise protected by Widevine DRM.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2023

After we published a second article on the topic last month, a spokesperson informed us that a long-term solution is being sought, without taking away opportunities for EU citizens to speak out. “We Pirate Ads Trigger Hundreds of DMCA Notices Despite these best efforts, the problem continues. domain alone. Google Removes Europa.eu

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TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2022

After researching thousands of DMCA notices and reporting on hundreds of copyright lawsuits, more often than not it takes just a few seconds or minutes to broadly establish the purpose of any action. DMCA Subpoenas Are Cheap and Powerful. Big Win for McFree, No DMCA Subpoena For Watch Tower. Something didn’t sit right.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2023

For musician Maria Schneider, whose class action lawsuit against YouTube will head to a jury trial next month, the status quo and its alleged facilitator have been a constant topic of discussion for well over a decade. When copyright holders report uploaded content as infringing, YouTube follows the DMCA and takes the content down.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Because of these deficiencies, the court says: “The copyright note is not a DMCA notice under § 512. And without a DMCA notice, § 512(f) does not apply.” This ruling covers two key topics related to 512. App Star argues that Bar-Z did not own the copyrights and were therefore not allowed to submit DMCA notifications.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 15, 2022

Since its inception, there have often been calls for the DMCA’s revision over a variety of issues. Tillis (R-NC), have both expressed strong interest in making revisions to the DMCA, responding to significant issues that have been identified in the decades since its passage. Leahy (D-VT) and Sen.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 8, 2021

Part I: Bloggers and the DMCA. As I dug down further on the topic, I ended up tumbling down a bit of a rabbit hole concerning certain nooks & crannies of copyright that I hadn’t known much about; at that point, I thought it might be useful (to some) and interesting (to others) to share them here.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Two years ago we reported on a wave of bogus DMCA notices that targeted various adult sites. The immediate concern was that someone had sent a DMCA notice complaining about the page which, incidentally, carries no infringing content. However, after checking with Google the company confirmed that copyright wasn’t the problem.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 30, 2021

Scott and Josh discuss how copyright law, the DMCA, and fair use apply to this tactic. Scott’s article on this topic can be read here. Listen to the podcast of this episode on your favorite podcast platform or online here. Watch this episode on the Weintraub Tobin YouTube channel, here. Case discussed: Lenz v.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

This is a highly controversial topic in the music industry, with many insiders suggesting that commercial use of these models could breach copyright law. Exactly what is allowed and what isn’t is a topic of legislative debate. The subpoena was sent to Discord on June 14th with an accompanying letter.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 17, 2022

They include a series of DMCA notices sent by the website Rationalinsurgent, which published an article about “Z-Library alternatives” This site claims that Z-Library is “legit” and offers a list of alternatives people can try while it’s inaccessible. We don’t know for sure that Zlibrary.to

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The court says: if the fair use inquiry demonstrates that an anonymous speaker is not an infringer of copyrighted works, a DMCA subpoena must be quashed, since the only authorized purpose for a subpoena under the DMCA is to discover the identity of an alleged infringer. Case citation : In re DMCA § 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JULY 30, 2021

Scott and Josh discuss how copyright law, the DMCA, and fair use apply to this tactic. Scott’s article on this topic can be read here. Listen to the podcast of this episode on your favorite podcast platform or online here. Watch this episode on the Weintraub Tobin YouTube channel, here. Case discussed: Lenz v.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

“TorGuard knows and encourages its end users to use its VPN service to access The Pirate Bay and pirate content” the complaint read, pointing to a topic in the Torguard forums. The company allegedly ‘encouraged’ subscribers to use pirate sites while helping to conceal movie piracy. Settlement & U.S.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2023

The copyright angle is the topic of many debates and has already made its way to court in a few cases. The Danish anti-piracy outfit sent a DMCA takedown notice to The Eye, targeting the “Books3” training dataset. At the same time, AI is causing grave concerns within the copyright industries.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2021

But, like so much else in our connected age, these opportunities come with a host of risks ranging from minor public relations blips to unpleasant regulatory run-ins with government agencies, and from DMCA takedowns to right of publicity lawsuits. Topics to Be Discussed. Proper and not-so-proper use of DMCA takedown procedures.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

It has several uses, among them assisting in YouTube’s efforts to comply with DMCA notice and takedown requirements. Reupload Prevention Tool (unnamed): Speaking of the DMCA (YouTube /Google is generally understood as being the world’s largest user of the notice & takedown procedures). . . It, too, is controversial.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Topics Discussed. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown basics. Foley Hoag LLP presented a webinar offering guidance for in-house counsel regarding copyright law, including the basics of U.S. Copyrightable subject matter many businesses forget to protect. Copyright ownership: who owns what in the corporate environment?

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

Web scraping has been a divisive topic both ethically and legally in large part because of variety of activities it covers. In fact, the ruling leaves open a variety of approached LinkedIn could take, including copyright infringement , in particular violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 4, 2021

In my first post , after touching on the need (or perhaps just the prudence) of copyright registration for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to discuss the DMCA and how it is a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Chapter eight touches on some topics close to this Kat’s heart; the UK Economics of Streaming Inquiry [Katposts here ] and music copying cases such as the Katy Perry case [Katposts here ]. As you may expect by this point Moody has some views that range from copyright is “a bad fit for creativity,” to copyright is “problematic.”

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Velocity of Content

JULY 22, 2021

In my first post , after touching on the need/wisdom of copyright registration for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to discuss the DMCA and how it is a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Cloudflare prefers to remain a neutral service provider and doesn’t terminate clients based on DMCA notices. Although wedding dresses are a relatively niche topic, many of the arguments in this lawsuit also apply to traditional pirate sites, which Cloudflare serves as well. Repeat Infringer Lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

The RIAA cited the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA, claiming that the tool could be used to download their artists’ musical works from YouTube, in breach of copyright. In October 2020, the RIAA caused outrage by taking down YouTube-ripping tool youtube-dl from GitHub.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

At least one site had been targeted in a DMCA subpoena obtained a year earlier and may have switched domains around that time too. Site Blocking and CDN Providers Large international rightsholders are broadly in favor of site-blocking measures, but the topic is controversial in Japan.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 14, 2024

If the vision for the creation of the web included a day one feature that could restrict access to content, people working on their own specialist topics, catering to their own niche audiences, would’ve happily pressed the button. DMCA Abuse or Something Else?

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 19, 2021

In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) hosts, such as yourself, are not liable for infringement by their users so long as they meet four criteria: Adopt and Reasonably Implement a Policy for Dealing with Repeat Infringer. Unfortunately, designating a DMCA agent is not as simple as posting an email address on your site.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Topical Highlight. Indian Kanoon reported receiving a notice under the DMCA for copyright infringement for uploading court judgments, in which no copyright persists. A Parliamentary Standing Committee Report that Challenges the Fine Balances Within the IP System.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Topical Highlight. In an article in The Indian Express, Aashish Aryan explains what the DMCA notices are all about and how they are meant to protect intellectual property online. Delhi High Court Clarifies Law on Arbitrability of Trademark Disputes. Golden Tobacco Ltd.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This topic warrants an article in its own right but AAPA’s example – an operation with a RIPE ASN , headquarters in Hong Kong, Seychelles IP addresses, and rented servers in the Netherlands – suggests significant challenges. DMCA Notices Are Ignored. DMCA > RIR > LIR > ASN > AS > Hosts.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you’re interested in doing a deeper dive into how all of this works, I recommend following Andres Guadamuz’s blog on the topic.) Public-facing tools like Midjourney should be eligible to invoke the DMCA’s “safe harbor” provisions with respect to user-generated content in public Discord servers.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2023

The community-oriented platform has “subreddits” dedicated to pretty much every topic one can think of, including several that are linked to online piracy and related issues. Under the DMCA, Reddit is required to implement a reasonable policy to deal with repeat copyright infringers on its platform.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

In addition, they point out that the DMCA specifically mentions Internet terminations as an option to curb piracy. Internet terminations are not the only topic of concern. The rightsholders note that there is little evidence for this claim. The human rights angle is not completely novel. Spying, Price Fixing, and Exploitation.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

6-7 April 2023: “From the DMCA to the DSA: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Online Platform Liability and Copyright Law” The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology will hold its 27th annual symposium, on 6 and 7 April 2023, at the International House, UC Berkeley. Click here and here to know more. Click here to know more.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

.” The problem according to Epstein is that the UFC is constrained by outdated laws, specifically the DMCA which hasn’t been updated for almost a quarter of a century. In particular, UFC’s COO feels that the takedown provisions of the DMCA are outdated and especially so when it comes to protecting live events.

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