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March 4, 2022
Google Empowers DMCAForce to shut down sites…
Copyright News By Mark B
Google recently sent a document to the U.S. Copyright Office which shows the degree at which a site can be damaged by being hit by the Pirate Update. On February 8, 2022, Google stated “when a site is demoted [
August 6, 2013
New Anti-Piracy Alternative Proposed By Comcast
Blog By DMCA Force
Comcast Corp., the largest cable operator in the United States is in the early phase of creating a new system to help battle online piracy. Comcast Corp. has started preliminary discussions with film and TV studios
May 28, 2013
DMCA Takedowns and Selectivity — by the Numbers
Copyright News By DMCA Force
Since June 2012, the proprietary software DMCA Force uses to locate possible infringements on our clients' copyrights has scanned over 100 million URLs that had terms, file names or other indicators that matched our
May 15, 2013
More Stuff You Probably Shouldn’t Do as a DMCA Takedown Service Provider
Blog By DMCA Force
On several occasions now, this blog has addressed things that one shouldn't do as a DMCA takedown service provider, like place too much faith in DMCA takedown automation or issue a DMCA takedown notice in response t
May 13, 2013
Pirate Party Rep: Artists Don’t Have “the Right to Get Money”
Blog By DMCA Force
I suppose it should come as no surprise that Amelia Andersdotter, a member of Sweden's Pirate Party and the youngest member of the European Parliament, is hostile to the very idea of a music industry, but comments a
May 10, 2013
A Tough Week for ‘Copyright Trolls’
Blog By DMCA Force
Two courts, one district and the other a court of appeals, handed down rulings in cases involving two of the country's more notorious "copyright trolls" this week, Righthaven and Prenda Law. These are both cases tha
May 3, 2013
Of Cats and Copyright; Warner Bros Sued by Meme Makers
Blog By DMCA Force
Warner Brothers, no stranger to intellectual property litigation, now finds itself on the defendant's side of the table of a trademark lawsuit filed by... (wait for it...) the creators of the Keyboard Cat and Nyan C
April 26, 2013
Reforming Copyright: Where’s the Balance?
Blog By DMCA Force
Over on Ars Technica today, Timothy Lee has published an interesting piece called "Five ways Congress should improve the copyright system," and while I'm not in complete agreement with the measures Lee suggests, I f
April 24, 2013
Court: Grooveshark Not Protected by DMCA Safe Harbor on Pre-1972 Recordings
Blog By DMCA Force
In a decision handed down yesterday, a five-judge panel from the New York Supreme Court held that the 'safe harbor' provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act do not shield Grooveshark from liability with res
April 19, 2013
YouTube Wins Another Round Against Viacom
Blog By DMCA Force
By now, you've probably seen the news that U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton has awarded summary judgment to YouTube in Viacom v. YouTube, and you've probably read the salient quotes from the decision, as well. Rat
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