- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
This extraordinary saga of takedown notices for performances of Shakespeare show that 27 years after it was passed, the DMCA is still not fit for purpose. The companies like Google that are tasked with implementing it often do so in the most desultory way. There is an underlying assumption that claimed infringements are valid, an injustice compound by an arrogant indifference to the rights of ordinary citizens who find themselves caught up in a complex copyright system that is stacked against them.
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It’s a theft ring, and there’s been accusations that Google is in on it somehow. I’m not sure if that means Google is getting a discount paying the mass DMCA reporters or what, but supposedly there’s some financial incentive for them to play along with these bad actors.
They should require significant vetting for allowing anyone to mass report, and ban these copyright holders from issuing any takedown requests if they’re found to be abusing the system.
Doesn’t this crap cause the demonetization of many accounts? There’s your financial incentive right there.
Sometimes. Other times the party making the DMCA claim gets to steal the money.
I doubt google are in on it. What is far more likely is google developed the reporting system in collaboration with copywriters to make it easy to lodge a complaint.
Also those copywriters are the same groups who also happens to be advertising on the platform.
They are a victim of their success (acquisition) with YT being beholden to advertisers.
When you receive a DMCA you have 7 days to respond. I would personally file a counter notice if the DMCA notice is clearly false. You can then sue for damages.
