Microsoft Claims Customizing Windows 10 Is a Copyright Violation

Microsoft Claims Customizing Windows 10 Is a Copyright Violation

And so is disabling “annoying features built into Windows”

Facebook's Homepage Featured on DMCA Received by Google via Premier League

Facebook's Homepage Featured on DMCA Received by Google via Premier League

As if Google will ever take Facebook.com off search results

Reddit Rejected over 80% of DMCA Notices Received in 2016

Reddit Rejected over 80% of DMCA Notices Received in 2016

Out of the 3,294 DMCA notices, only a few got through

WordPress Gets 5K Takedown Requests, Google Gets a Lot More for WP Sites

WordPress Gets 5K Takedown Requests, Google Gets a Lot More for WP Sites

Copyright holders aren't too successful either way

RIAA, Other Copyright Holders Want ISPs to Introduce Piracy Filters

RIAA, Other Copyright Holders Want ISPs to Introduce Piracy Filters

The DMCA is no longer enough for rightsholders, who now want ISPs to filter out copyrighted content and block access

Google Says 99.95% of DMCA-Targeted URLs Removed in January Weren't Even Indexed

Google Says 99.95% of DMCA-Targeted URLs Removed in January Weren't Even Indexed

Asking Google to take down bogus URLs has become a trend

Google Received 50M Bogus Takedown Requests for Pirate Site with No Traffic

Google Received 50M Bogus Takedown Requests for Pirate Site with No Traffic

The site ranks 25 milionth for one domain and 266K for the other domain it launched just last month

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 21st, 2016
Security Firm Tries to Silence Critic Using Questionable DMCA Notice

Security Firm Tries to Silence Critic Using Questionable DMCA Notice

SiteLock sends White Fir Design DMCA notice for using a screenshot of their site's homepage, and more

Music Stars Band Together to Request Reform of DMCA Law on Which YouTube Relies

Music Stars Band Together to Request Reform of DMCA Law on Which YouTube Relies

Artists want Google to pay more for the music users upload

Pirate Hunting Firm Wants ISPs to Pay Fines for Repeat Offenders

Pirate Hunting Firm Wants ISPs to Pay Fines for Repeat Offenders

Anti-piracy firm proposes changes to DMCA copyright law

Subaru Asks People to Blog About Them, Then Sends DMCA Notice to Take Their Blog Down

Subaru Asks People to Blog About Them, Then Sends DMCA Notice to Take Their Blog Down

Subaru's legal department fails to understand its own social media campaigns, issues silly DMCA takedowns

Nintendo Asks GitHub to Remove Web-Based Game Boy Emulator

Nintendo Asks GitHub to Remove Web-Based Game Boy Emulator

Nintendo doesn't want you playing its older games

John Deere and Its Tractors Say You Don't Own Anything, You're Just Leasing

John Deere and Its Tractors Say You Don't Own Anything, You're Just Leasing

The company wants to redefine the idea of ownership

  • Games
  • By Radu Haulica
  • February 3rd, 2015
DMCA Claim on Dying Light Mods Was Made in Error

DMCA Claim on Dying Light Mods Was Made in Error

Neither Techland nor Warner Bros. had anything to do with it

  • Games
  • By Radu Haulica
  • February 2nd, 2015
Dying Light Dev Is Abusing DMCA to Shut Down the Modding Scene <em>Updated</em>

Dying Light Dev Is Abusing DMCA to Shut Down the Modding Scene Updated

A dubious move at best, considering that Dead Island has such a dedicated modding community and is still alive today

Copyright Holders Flood Google with DMCA Notices to Sink Pirate Sites

Copyright Holders Flood Google with DMCA Notices to Sink Pirate Sites

Google's anti-piracy algorithm keeps track of DMCA notices

Big Torrent Sites Get Hit by Google's New Anti-Piracy Downranking

Big Torrent Sites Get Hit by Google's New Anti-Piracy Downranking

Google's new anti-piracy rules hit big sites, ironically promote smaller torrent sites in their place

 
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