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Music Company Asks Google to Delist ‘YouTube Downloader’ Wikipedia Article

TorrentFreak

Instead of the usual DMCA copyright notices, the music group asked the search engine to remove various URLs for alleged violations of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. The delisting requests are supposed to make it harder for people to find ‘YouTube MP3 download’ sites in search results.

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Indie Record Label Leads Crackdown on YouTube Downloaders

TorrentFreak

Instead of the usual DMCA copyright notices, the music group asked the search engine to remove various URLs for alleged violations of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. To put this number into perspective, the RIAA sent just over 100 anti-circumvention notices this year, while the BPI is stuck at roughly 180.

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7 Takeaways from YouTube’s Copyright Transparency Report

Plagiarism Today

While it’s interesting to see the amount and kinds of copyright notices other providers see, YouTube has faced far more copyright criticism than those companies. So, what is in YouTube’s inaugural Copyright Transparency Report? According to YouTube, they receive copyright notices from four different sources.

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3 Count: YouTube Battles

Plagiarism Today

Next up today, in a very different YouTube story, Jordan Middler at VGC reports that the YouTuber behind the GilvaSunner channel has decided to call it quits after receiving more than 4,000 “copyright blocks” on his account. Now those notices have been followed up with another 2,200 from Nintendo.

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Does Copyright Notice Protect a Website?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: Does putting "Copyright 2023" at the bottom of page pages protect it from site visitors who download an image or narrative content? Placing a copyright notice on your website is like sticking a "Keep off the grass" sign on your front lawn. you'll just have to chase them away. Rephrase the question.

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RIAA Sues Verizon After ISP “Buried Head in Sand” Over Subscribers’ Piracy

TorrentFreak

and Cellco Partnership (dba Verizon Wireless), stand accused of assisting subscribers to download and share pirated music, by not doing enough to stop them. The complaint cites Verizon subscribers’ persistent use of BitTorrent networks to download and share pirated music, with Verizon allegedly failing to curtail their activity.

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How to protect your photos from unauthorized use online

CopyrightsWorld

Read more about the importance of copyright registration explained by General corporate lawyer Harender Branch, from UK law firm Branch Austin. Use a copyright notice. Displaying a copyright notice, such as ‘© All Rights Reserved,’ has not been a legal requirement in the US since 1989. Watermark your work.