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The DMCA has provisions that is supposed to protect against copyright false claims. But every article I read about false claims always ends with some kind of de
by batmaniam 4y ago
The DMCA has provisions that is supposed to protect against copyright false claims. But every article I read about false claims always ends with some kind of definition of copyright. Like in this article, 'What is Copyright?'.
It never goes beyond that ever. What about restitution to the people who were wrongly taken down? Why is false DMCA takedowns so prevalent if it's illegal per DMCA? Turns out NO ONE has ever been convicted of a false DMCA claim, and that's by design. In fact, the phenomenon has its own name: Copyfraud.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyfraud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyfraud
That's what happens when we let businessmen write our laws. A fix to how Google handles DMCA isn't enough, DMCA is fundamentally user hostile. We need to fix this at the political level.
- econnors 4y agoBungie is seeking damages against false claims: https://www.engadget.com/bungie-sues-destiny-2-youtuber-lord-nazo-fake-dmca-notices-000022846.html https://www.engadget.com/bungie-sues-destiny-2-youtuber-lord...
- nerdponx 4y agoGreat, Bungie is a big corporation that can pay lawyers for things like this. Individual creators are not in an equivalent position and cannot reasonably seek damages for false claims, unless additional legal framework is added to support them.