Sign this petition and Save Fair Use

[James Starbuck]

Came across this today and felt it really needs to be signed by all YouTubers here who either want to use fair use content or have tried to but still get abused by the DMCA

https://www.takedownabuse.org/#save-fair-use

This is something that really does affect all of us

 

[fattmat]

Came across this today and felt it really needs to be signed by all YouTubers here who either want to use fair use content or have tried to but still get abused by the DMCA

https://www.takedownabuse.org/#save-fair-use

This is something that really does affect all of us

Can you tell people more about what signing the bill will accomplish? It will help motivate people to sign it some more ^^

 

[James Starbuck]

Ok

For every tweet or video posted, there are bad actors who see a way to abuse a law called the DMCA to take down their competitors and critics, oftentimes using robots to take down huge amounts of content at once. Right now the U.S. Copyright Office is holding meetings to decide the future of the DMCA. They need to hear from enough of us calling for fair use to be restored, or the DMCA could become even worse. Send your comment now!

Tell the Copyright Office: stop bogus DMCA takedowns and protect free speech! at http: www.takedownabuse.org

 

[fattmat]

Ok

For every tweet or video posted, there are bad actors who see a way to abuse a law called the DMCA to take down their competitors and critics, oftentimes using robots to take down huge amounts of content at once. Right now the U.S. Copyright Office is holding meetings to decide the future of the DMCA. They need to hear from enough of us calling for fair use to be restored, or the DMCA could become even worse. Send your comment now!

Tell the Copyright Office: stop bogus DMCA takedowns and protect free speech! at http: www.takedownabuse.org

I really appreciate you giving further insight on the matter. I will check it out in a little bit, thanks again for bringing this to everyone's attention!

 

[James Starbuck]

No problem here's a bit more for those who need it

What's at stake
The Internet flourishes because of all of the stuff people make and share. But, there's a force that has kept works off the Internet entirely, making it so that there's a whole host of content that most us never get to see or hear. The current notice and takedown system for copyright unnecessarily allows for abuse. With the current DMCA rules, copyright holders can censor and takedown practically any online content, just by saying that it infringes their copyright—no court order or oversight required. It's time to bring fair use back to the Internet.

The DMCA was created to help curb piracy, but all too often it is abused to censor content with valid free speech or fair use rights. Video and music creators are having their work taken down and their income stolen by big corporations who bet that nobody has the legal resources to challenge them. And even when people successfully challenge a takedown and get their work restored, oftentimes there is lasting harm done to their reputation or income.

It's time to take a hard look at the DMCA. A clear fix to the current system is to impose penalties on corporations who abuse the DMCA by issuing false takedowns.