The Tyee has a good article on Telus' use of the U.S. notice and takedown system to demand the takedown of videos over which they do not hold copyright.
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Is Telus Overreaching With YouTube Copyright Claims?
A blog reader points to a site listing more than a dozen videos posted on YouTube that Telus has demanded be removed due to copyright concerns. While there are several videos that may indeed be subject to Telus copyright, many others appear to merely involve union videos that surely do […]
House of Commons Demands Takedown of YouTube Video
Earlier this month, I wrote a column highlighting the requirement to obtain permission from the Speaker of the House of Commons to use political clips that air on CPAC. The column argued that the current rules do not protect parody and should be scrapped by granting broad leeway to reuse […]
YouTube Pulls Vimy Video
CTV's David Akin reports that YouTube has pulled a 30 second video he shot himself at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
The Effects of Notice and Takedown
I recently posted about the effectiveness of Canada's notice and notice system. Today comes news from Australia that highlights the dangers of the notice and takedown system, where the country's mining industry has used the system to close an anti-mining website launched by a small protest group.
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