:Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider 'Fair Use' Before Sending Takedown Notice
Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider 'Fair Use' Before Sending Takedown Notice Aug 22, 2008, 12 :32 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (5093 reads) (Other stories by David Kravets)
"The legal dispute decided Wednesday centers on a rarely used clause in the DMCA -- originally approved by Congress in 1998 -- allowing victims of meritless takedown notices to seek damages, in a bid to deter false notices and breaches of First Amendment speech. It is usually used when somebody issues a takedown notice and misrepresents ownership of the copyright."
