NFL Caught Abusing the DMCA

Implied Oral Consent writes "You know how the NFL puts up those notices before every game saying 'This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience, and any other use of this telecast or of any pictures, descriptions or accounts of the game without the NFL's consent is prohibited?' Well, Ars Technica is reporting that Wendy Seltzer thought that that was over-reaching and posted a video of the notice on YouTube. Predictably, the NFL filed a DMCA Take Down notice on the clip. But Ms. Seltzer knows her rights, so she filed a DMCA Counter Notice. This is when the NFL violated the DMCA, by filing another Take Down notice instead of taking the issue to court — their only legitimate option, according to the DMCA. Unfortunately for the NFL, Ms. Seltzer is a law professor, an EFF lawyer, and the founder of Chilling Effects. Oops!"

Comments

Pedantic

[konstant]

Legal expert with axe to grind tricks low-paid professional hatchet men at NFL into making a minor and unimportant error.

Re:Gotta say ....

[Anonymous Coward]

Could even just once read the fucking article? Jesus, fucktards like you should be euthanized.

What was her other defense

[GISGEOLOGYGEEK]

So if the NFL had done the right thing, and gone to court, what would her defense be? ... or would she even have to defend or be held accountable for her original copyright infringement? Sounds like she was trying to cause a hastle for the video hosting site as much as for the NFL ... or else she's been at it for months posting copyright material, waiting for the one time that her target screws up.

If not copyright infringement, she's opened herself up to a nuissance lawsuit.