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[ NNSquad ] The "Megaupload" YouTube takedown story gets stranger and stranger
The "Megaupload" YouTube takedown story gets stranger and stranger
http://j.mp/uy1Fgp (ars technica)
"But more importantly, Universal argues that its takedown is not
governed by the DMCA in the first place. In a statement supporting
Megaupload's complaint, CIO Kim Dotcom had stated "it is my
understanding" that Universal had invoked the DMCA's
notice-and-takedown provisions. But UMG says Dotcom got it wrong: the
takedown was sent "pursuant to the UMG-YouTube agreement," which gives
UMG "the right to block or remove user-posted videos through YouTube's
CMS based on a number of contractually specified criteria." In other
words, when UMG removes a video using YouTube's CMS, that might be a
takedown, but it's not a DMCA takedown. And that, UMG argues, means
that the DMCA's rule against sending takedown requests for files you
don't own doesn't apply."
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This is becoming rather Kafkaesque.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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