Post Tagged with: "takedown"

Warner Music Demands Takedown Of Music Posted on Own Band’s Website

Consistent with my column this week on takedowns, Mashable points to an incident where Warner Music Group demanded the removal of a video posted to YouTube that was used by the band itself to promote its music.

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January 26, 2009 3 comments News

Michael Moore Sends Takedown Letter Over Torrent of Film

Michael Moore has generated considerable publicity over his decision to make his latest film – Slacker Uprising – freely available online.  Moore states that you can do whatever you want with the film, but EasyDNS reports that did not stop his lawyers from sending a takedown request regarding a torrent […]

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October 2, 2008 6 comments News

U.S. Judge Rules Fair Use Should Factor Into Notice and Takedown Demands

Since I've blogged this week about C-61's notice-and-notice approach for ISPs, it is worth noting that yesterday a U.S. judge ruled that copyright holders must consider fair use as part of the DMCA notice-and-takedown system.

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August 21, 2008 Comments are Disabled News