A Fake Nintendo Lawyer is Scaring YouTubers (theverge.com)
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- News link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/27/1344242/a-fake-nintendo-lawyer-is-scaring-youtubers
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/27/24326278/nintendo-fake-takedowns-youtube-domtendo-dmca
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Committing Perjury (Score:2)
Seems a bit dumb, eev if teh chances of getting caught and charged are near zero; although Nintendo certainly has the horsepower to do it if they want. It does point out a larger picture, as anyone who feels they have a grievance against a channel, or just wants a few laughs, can cause havoc. At some point, the law needs to be change, at least to require copyright owners provide verifiable contact person to check to see if a claim is from the actual copyright holder. Requiring that in advance of a cla
Re: (Score:2)
The problem is DMCA takedowns are extrajudicial. Since they are handled outside the legal system by private parties, perjury does not apply.
The law only requires that content hosters have a system in place that is good enough that large copyright owners are satisfied.
DMCA take downs need to be court order only with a (Score:2)
DMCA take downs need to be court order only with an real judge reviewing each one.
Re: (Score:2)
Eh, the police do not really care about murderers or pedophiles either. The real money is in the drug war.
Well (Score:3)
the company declined to explain how it verifies takedown requests or detail measures to prevent abuse of its copyright system
Current evidence suggests there isn't much to say.