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DMCA abusers should have their copyright for the work in question nullified; it should go straight into the public domain. Companies that ignore fair use no lo
by bigbubba 6y ago
DMCA abusers should have their copyright for the work in question nullified; it should go straight into the public domain. Companies that ignore fair use no longer have any moral right to that work.
- MereInterest 6y agoHow would that work for companies placing DMCA requests for works that they do not own? (I agree with the sentiment, and the poetic justice of the idea, but am curious on the edge cases.)
- bigbubba 6y agoImprison the executives, for a crime tantamount to theft. (Though umprisonment for fraudulent DMCA takedowns regardless of whether or not they own the copyright would be justice.)
- haneefmubarak 6y agoLet me tell you about a crime called perjury...
- haneefmubarak 6y agoIIRC you already swear under penalty of perjury as part of filing a DMCA request, so presumably you could sue for money and include this fact as part of your argument for punitive damages (IANAL).
- gpm 6y agoIf they are an authorized representative of the company that does own the work, put that work in the public domain. If they have no public work, fines or jailtime. Wishful thinking in all cases though.