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Tag: DMCA

Posted on May 27, 2022 Fair Use

Best of 2009: The DMCA and the search engine

Posted on August 6, 2009. Traverse Legal: Mary Roach has a great post at CircleID on an area that we have talked about extensively, namely, copyright... Read more

Posted on October 29, 2021 IP Overreaching

Likelihood of baloney

IP Law Chat chats about how “paranormalist” charlatan Uri Geller got all bent out of shape over Brian Sapient, a member of the “Rational Response... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021June 28, 2021 Copyright Law Internet Law

DMCA takedown backlash

The EFF is suing Viacom over their DMCA takedown notice for a Stephen Colbert parody clip on YouTube which EFF says is non-infringing. Viacom sent... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 IP Overreaching

The more things change…

The more they stay the same. This could be a story from 15 years ago, or any of a number of posts on this blog... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 IP Overreaching

Digg this

Encryption key Dugg. UPDATE: Here’s more, from no less than Ed Felten (via Instapundit). If you need a program to follow what the heck’s going... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Free Expression

DMCA abuse, YouTube, politics and blogs? Same old, same old (UPDATED — but still same old)

My friend Patterico has done it again — but, then again, it has been done, as I’ll remind shortly.  The scoop for today?  In a... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on September 20, 2019 Distribution systems

No safe harbor for this shark.

Generally, one doesn’t expect to find copyright decisions of note in state courts, but every so often one will crop up. One really doesn’t expect... Read more

Posted on March 15, 2019April 5, 2019 Enforcement

DMCA – Dumb Management of Copyright Accusations?

Idiotic DMCA takedown notices:  They’re all the rage.  Tim Bukher links to this item from Mike Masnick, riffing on some of the “best of” DMCA... Read more

Posted on January 8, 2019 Copyright Law Fair Use Free Expression

YouTube, the DMCA and politics — again

Slashdot reports: It appears that CBS and Fox have submitted DMCA takedown notices to YouTube for videos from the McCain campaign. The campaign is now... Read more

Posted on August 6, 2009January 27, 2015 IP Overreaching

The DMCA and the search engine

Traverse Legal: Mary Roach has a great post at CircleID on an area that we have talked about extensively, namely, copyright takedowns under the Digital Millennium Copyright... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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