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Reddit Banned 2,625 Subreddits For Excessive Copyright Infringement in 2021

TorrentFreak

In common with the vast majority of large companies based in the US, Reddit has to follow the requirements of the DMCA which means that when it receives a valid copyright notice, it must comply by taking the identified content down. “In 2021, Reddit received 177,450 copyright notices reporting 920,672 pieces of content.

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Reddit Reports Surge in Copyright Takedown Notices and User Bans

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. “From January to June of 2022, Reddit received 176,959 copyright notices reporting 738,010 pieces of content. We removed 564,730 pieces of content in response to these takedown notices,” the company writes. Other, less common rejection reasons, include a lack of copyright infringement and fair use.

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Why Reddit Declined to Remove 173,280 Pieces of Content

Plagiarism Today

While that rate is typical among hosts of its type, that still leaves some 173,280 pieces of content that were reported as copyright infringing but were not removed. For new DMCA filers, this information could be a boon to help spot common pitfalls. Problems with the Notice. Source: Reddit Transparency Report.

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Kat Von D Tattoo Lawsuit Appears Headed to a Jury

Copyright Lately

In a 30-page order, the district court largely denies both parties’ motions for summary judgment, finding triable issues on substantial similarity and fair use. and High Voltage Tattoo) asked the court to determine that the use of Sedlik’s photo as a reference image qualified as a fair use of the copyrighted work.

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Is Generative AI Fair Use of Copyright Works? NYT v. OpenAI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Such uses, they argue, constitute copyright infringement. Fair Use Precedent? Google Books and Transformative Use The past two decades have seen a wealth of technological developments, but generative AI is qualitatively different from everything that has come before. However, the U.S.

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Nintendo’s ‘Mario Movie’ Leaks: DMCA Used To Suppress Spoiler Discussion

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The obvious fakes are pretty easy to spot but there is no simple way to steer towards more truthful information – until someone draws unusual attention to it, that is. The poster noted that while it appeared the information had multiple sources, several people might have copied existing information. Reporting Facts?

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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Understanding legal and fair use is especially important in academic settings because dissemination of information often requires the use of evidence.