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Google's Information On DMCA Takedown Abuse

Posted by samzenpus on from the hassle-your-way-to-the-top dept.

Binestar writes "According to a PC World article, Google has submitted a brief to New Zealand about its proposed copyright law (section 92A). "In its submission, Google notes that more than half (57%) of the takedown notices it has received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998, were sent by business targeting competitors and over one third (37%) of notices were not valid copyright claims.""

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  1. Are those overlapping percentages? by JeanPaulBob · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I didn't see any more detail in TFA than this:

    "In its submission, Google notes that more than half (57%) of the takedown notices it has received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998, were sent by business targeting competitors and over one third (37%) of notices were not valid copyright claims.""

    57% are from businesses targeting competitors, and only 37% are invalid? What does that mean? 1.) That up to 20% of notices are from businesses who are catching their competitors in the act? 2.) Or is it not 37% of total notices? 3.) Or am I getting mixed up on something?

  2. So... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    DMCA notices are filed under penalty of perjury. Has anybody, ever, even a single case, been punished for filing a false takedown?

    *crickets*