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Automated DMCA Takedown Notices Request Censorship of Legitimate Sites

Posted by timothy on from the totally-unpredictable-outcome dept.

Techmeology writes "Microsoft has sent automated DMCA notices to Google demanding the removal of several legitimate URLs from its search results that Microsoft claims were facilitating the distribution of illegal copies of Windows 8, including links to BBC news articles, Wikipedia pages, U.S. government websites, and even Bing! The erroneous DMCA notices are being sent automatically by rights holders, who are increasingly using such techniques."

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  1. Re:Perjury charges forthcoming? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Including a random word generated captcha in the body of your post is one of the most retarded things you can do in a forum.

    Until you figure that out, you're too stupid to post anything again.