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Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers

Posted by Soulskill on from the see-what-sticks dept.

An anonymous reader writes "TorrentFreak reports that Toyota's lawyers have recently contacted computer wallpaper site Desktop Nexus in a blatant example of DMCA abuse. Toyota issued a blanket request to demand the immediate removal of all member-uploaded wallpapers featuring a Toyota, Lexus, or Scion vehicle (citing copyright violation), regardless of whether Toyota legally holds the copyright to the photos or not. When site owner Harry Maugans requested clarification on exactly which wallpapers were copyrighted by Toyota, he was told that for them to cite specifics (in order to file proper DMCA Takedown Notices), they would invoice Desktop Nexus for their labor."

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  1. Copyright = Intellectual Slavery by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just another example of the fact that if you drink in all the lies about copyright, you are betraying your own freedom to think.

  2. Ugly anyway by Runaway1956 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Many of Toyota's vehicles are butt ugly anyway. I don't know why anyone wants to drive one, let along take a picture of it. Put it on my desktop? Jeeesh. No way. Ford and Chevy have made some truly sexy cars - Toyota? Their Land Cruiser started out rather ugly, but it was so utilitarian that you didn't notice the ugly. Today's cars are even uglier sometimes, but lack the utility of the Land Cruiser.

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  3. Re:its just a car. by trum4n · · Score: -1, Troll

    i don't want my car to fragment on impact. I want my car to protect me, no matter what Detroit says about crumple zones, i will never drive a car that is designed to fail.