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DMCA Scattershot Hits Lessig Copyright Presentation

Ryan Paul, Ars Technica, April 29, 2009
Abstract: Lawrence Lessig, the well-known legal scholar and copyright reform advocate who founded Creative Commons, was surprised to discover that Warner Music issued a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice against one of his presentations on YouTube.
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DMCA "Repeat Infringers": Scientology Critic's Account Reinstated after Counter-Notification

Wendy Seltzer, June 6, 2008
Abstract: The Scientology critic known as “Wise Beard Man” returned to YouTube this week after successfully filing counter-notifications to copyright claims that had earlier been made against his account. The takedown and delayed return illuminate another of the lesser-known shoals of the DMCA safe harbor, the 512(i)(1)(A) “repeat infringers” consideration.
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Air Force DMCA-Bombs YouTube

Wendy Seltzer, from a report at Wired's Threat Level, March 7, 2008
Abstract: It's cyber war! Lawyers representing the Air Force's elite electronic warriors have sent YouTube a DMCA takedown notice demanding the removal of the 30-second spot the Air Force created to promote its nascent Cyber Command. We'd uploaded the video to share with THREAT LEVEL readers.
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Better Know a Lawsuit

Andy Gass, Samuelson Clinic, Boalt Hall, March 27, 2007
Abstract: Last week, the authors of a short video parodying “The Colbert Report” filed suit against Viacom, corporate parent to the show’s network and no stranger to enforcement actions in its own right. The alleged offense: telling YouTube to take down the clip, “Stop the Falsiness,” when Viacom knew or should have known that excerpted selections from the TV show did not infringe copyrighted material but instead amounted to “self-evident fair use.”
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RIAA Refuses to Share Even After Verdict in Defendant's Favor

Niki R. Woods, Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic - Boalt Hall, February 23, 2007
Abstract: In a move to alleviate some of the damage done to its future prospects of winning on file sharing infringement cases, the RIAA decided to appeal the attorneys’ fees awarded to the prevailing defendant in a copyright infringement claim.
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