Porn publisher sues Tumblr for unauthorized photos
Perfect 10 claims that the company has sent six unreturned requests to Tumblr asking that the site to remove certain photos.
On May 7, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Amazon.com takes an interest in Pinterest
Photographers have gotten the online-retailing giant, which hosts Pinterest’s servers, involved in copyright disputes.
On Mar 20, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
False DMCA notice from porn company’s paid bot takes down comedian’s pictures
British comedian Dave Gorman became the latest to have personal work removed from the Web due to false claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
On Mar 6, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Tittiepocalypse causes collateral damage
After one YouTuber made a video criticizing one particular reply girl, he found his videos removed—at least temporarily—due to so-called copyright claims.
On Feb 28, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
The mystery of Techdirt’s disappearing SOPA criticism
On Jan. 20, a Techdirt blog post was hidden from Google searches after a false copyright claim. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
On Feb 28, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Amazon.com nixes “Go the F!@# to Sleep” remix
The audiobook publisher’s takedown of a Samuel L. Jackson video gets booed by YouTubers.
On Feb 27, 2012 by Austin Powell
YouTube birdsong goof shows copyright problems
A company’s false claim that it owned the rights to birdsong in a video shows the video site’s continuing struggle with rights issues.
On Feb 27, 2012 by Kevin Collier
The silver lining to Twitter’s censorship
A new Al Jazeera infographic shows why censorship on Twitter isn’t entirely a bad thing—at least the company’s transparent about it.
On Feb 1, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Four magic letters that make videos disappear
The DMCA is meant to protect copyright. Instead, on YouTube, it’s used as a weapon in videobloggers’ fights.
On Jan 31, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Why is CollegeHumor stealing pics from Reddit?
One dad whose baby photo ended up on the humor site says he didn’t grant permission.
On Oct 14, 2011 by Kevin Morris
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