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DMCA Abuse Widespread

Posted by Zonk on from the anyone-really-surprised dept.

Doc Ruby writes "Via TechDirt, the news that despite the intent of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, it's very popular to abuse the law by using it merely to compete, without legal basis: 'Supporters of the DMCA claim that only an occasional improper takedown notice gets through. Some new research suggests otherwise. Over 30% of DMCA takedown notices have been deemed improper and potentially illegal.'"

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  1. I used to think Republican = Limited Government by rolfwind · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    At least that's what they tout.

    And now they are in power, they want a more and more powerful government in all areas - the only thing they are willing to downsize are social programs.

    Don't get me wrong, the Democrats suck too.

    George Washington was right when he told the American people to avoid a two party system at all costs.