“From shuttering a legitimate ebook lending site to removing negative reviews to destroying a user’s Flickr account to knocking a copyright attorney’s site offline, the DMCA notice continues to be the go-to weapon for copyright defenders. Collateral damage is simply shrugged at and the notices continue to fly at an ever-increasing pace. And now because Pearson somehow feels that a 38-year-old questionnaire is worth $120, ServerBeach felt compelled to take down 1.5 million blogs over a single DMCA notice.”
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121013/18332220701.shtml
Related posts:
Lyn Ulbricht: The Far Reaching Impact of the Silk Road Case
Video of Big Brother's spy drone that can watch you from 17,500 ft
NDAA Judge: Executive Branch "Known To Make Things Up"
Democrats and “Internet Freedom”
Return Airport Security To The Airlines
Build a Sandcastle, Get Fined $500, and Go to Jail For Asking To See the Law
"U.S. homeland security has forced terrorist groups to target Americans overseas"
88% of Missing Sex Trafficked Kids Come from US Foster Care
FDR Pulled a Cyprus on the American People 80 Years Ago This Week
NJ Supreme Court Says Judges Can't Do Stand Up Comedy
California pushes 350-foot no-fly drone law; government exempt
U.S. military judge: ‘Torture’ is not ‘relevant’ in Guantanamo cases
Accused of War Crimes, White House Closes Down War Crimes Office
Double taxation row as Brussels unveils new financial transactions tax
Child shoots SWAT officer with his own gun at California ‘Literacy Fair’