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EFF looking for victims of Viacom
We recently told you how network giant Viacom sent a flood of DMCA notices demanding thousands of video clips be removed from YouTube. They even went so far as to demand the removal of videos containing no Viacom content at all, and still countless other clips which clearly fall under fair use. Viacom's shotgun approach to removing potentially infringing video from YouTube has not only angered fair use advocates and a few innocent bystanders but, peeked piqued the interest of the Electronic Frontier Foundation as well.
The EFF is asking those caught in the mess created by Viacom's spamigation to step forward and let them know. The 1 minute video clip shown above does an excellent job of explaining this whole mess in a witty and irreverent tone. It's going to take sharp action from a body such as the EFF to make corporate giants think twice about indiscriminately sending DMCA notices before they're sure they've identified actual infringement.
The EFF is asking those caught in the mess created by Viacom's spamigation to step forward and let them know. The 1 minute video clip shown above does an excellent job of explaining this whole mess in a witty and irreverent tone. It's going to take sharp action from a body such as the EFF to make corporate giants think twice about indiscriminately sending DMCA notices before they're sure they've identified actual infringement.
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Subscribe to commentsRonFeb 12th 2007 1:10PM
It's "piqued", not "peeked".
LeisureGuyFeb 12th 2007 1:15PM
"peeked the interest" should be "piqued the interest".
BobFeb 12th 2007 1:40PM
As a person who makes a living writing, you should know that the word is "piqued".
Grant RobertsonFeb 12th 2007 2:04PM
Somewhere, deep within a brain cell which exceeded its useful service lifespan some time ago, I knew that. Thanks for the catch! DLS readers are awesome.
RonFeb 12th 2007 2:38PM
Everyone else beat me to it.