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Yeah and I would like to see how often this actually gets enforced. The fact of the matter is that DMCA is being abused all over the Internet to silence people,
by arca_vorago 10y ago
Yeah and I would like to see how often this actually gets enforced. The fact of the matter is that DMCA is being abused all over the Internet to silence people, but I can't say I've heard of a single case of "he abused the DMCA, now he's going to pay a huge fine."
- 6stringmerc 10y agoIn my opinion such a case is bound to come about. The Axl Rose 'meme purge' attempt via DMCA didn't seem to do much legally speaking, only be another Streisand Effect situation. The rights 'representative' though in the Axl case would - I think - be a good test for the legal aspects. Authorized representation makes sense, and if the rep can show tangible proof of assignment (i.e. owner genuinely owns property in question, like the photo rights) then the DMCA looks to be working as intended. Tests are pretty needed though, I agree.
- lucasgonze 10y agoI think the practical way this gets enforced is that sites will sometimes ignore takedown requests, if they think the request is bogus.