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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:Knock out the spammers by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 1, Redundant

    No no no no no. It's the perfect excuse for Google to remove anything related to Bing from their index.

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    #DeleteChrome