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02-Jul-2009, 05:47 PM #1
Canadian TV Station Selectively Issuing Copyright Takedowns?
"...Canadian TV station Business News Network is apparently issuing takedowns on certain videos that are clips from BNN shows. The copyright claims may be valid, but what's odd is that they seem to be targeted very specifically: only at those who posted clips of people pushing back against draconian copyright expansion legislation in Canada. Now, obviously, BNN has the legal right to protect its own copyrights, but there's something pretty sketchy when it selectively only takes down clips that show people fighting against copyright expansion. It certainly goes beyond the purpose of copyright, and shows how copyright is often used not as an incentive, but as a means of stifling speech."
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090701/1830315428.shtml
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02-Jul-2009, 09:00 PM #2
Yes,I read that the other day,that practice may come back to bite them in the backside.I think we will be hearing more on this issue.It certainly does not help promote the copyright agenda.
It will be interesting to see if anything comes of it.
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