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Torrent freak sensationalising as usual. Fox was sending takedown notices to Google of links to the Homeland TV show. Included in these notices were some links
by k-mcgrady 14y ago
Torrent freak sensationalising as usual. Fox was sending takedown notices to Google of links to the Homeland TV show. Included in these notices were some links to a novel with the same name that was available on torrent sites. Seems like a simple mistake. As much as I dislike Fox the title here is completely misleading.
Edit: I agree with the other commenters there should be some sort of financial penalty for this. It's a simple mistake but as it will impact the author of the novel negatively Fox should have to reimburse him in someway. I'm not exactly sure how that would work but it's something that needs to be looked at with the DMCA.
- icebraining 14y agoIt's not a simple mistake, it's the result of using dumb automated systems without caring in the least if it affects anyone else. In the past they've already sent DMCA notices about news articles[1] and to takedown notices themselves[2]. [1]: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120525/01520819073/fox-issues-dmca-takedown-to-google-over-sf-chronicle-article-claiming-it-was-movie-chronicle.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120525/01520819073/fox-i... [2]: http://www.myce.com/news/dmca-takedown-notices-run-amok-thanks-to-fox-41103/ http://www.myce.com/news/dmca-takedown-notices-run-amok-than...
- biff 14y agoI wonder if it'll trigger the Copyright Alert System as well, giving innocent downloaders grief with their ISPs.