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A Fake Nintendo Lawyer is Scaring YouTubers (theverge.com)

(Friday December 27, 2024 @11:40AM (msmash) from the stranger-things dept.)


A wave of fraudulent copyright takedowns on YouTube has [1]exposed vulnerabilities in the platform's content moderation system , enabling anonymous users to threaten creators' channels through false legal claims, The Verge is reporting. Several gaming content creators, including a channel with 1.5 million subscribers, received takedown notices from someone impersonating Nintendo's legal team. Though YouTube acknowledged the false claims, the company declined to explain how it verifies takedown requests or detail measures to prevent abuse of its copyright system.



[1] https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/27/24326278/nintendo-fake-takedowns-youtube-domtendo-dmca



Well (Score:3)

by Brain-Fu ( 1274756 )

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.

Committing Perjury (Score:2)

by Registered Coward v2 ( 447531 )

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)

by jythie ( 914043 )

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)

by Joe_Dragon ( 2206452 )

DMCA take downs need to be court order only with an real judge reviewing each one.

Re: (Score:2)

by jythie ( 914043 )

Eh, the police do not really care about murderers or pedophiles either. The real money is in the drug war.

* joeyh_ wonders if linux is supposed to lock up when you ask 100
processes to cat the entire cd drive