The European Parliament has voted to pass a controversial reform of online copyright rules that critics contend will result in big tech platforms pre-filtering user generated content uploads. The results of the final vote in the EU parliament were 348 in favor vs 274 against. An amendment that would have thrown out the most controversial […]
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YouTubers get around TikTok’s copyright takedowns with hilariously bad covers
YouTubers have found a new way to make fun of TikToks without getting hit by copyright claims, and it makes cringeworthy videos actually funny.
Reaction video culture thrives off of making fun of TikTok. Since the app was Musical.ly, YouTubers garner…
Comedian’s battle with Barstool Sports reveals Twitter’s copyright issues
Writer and comedian Miel Bredouw has dealt with her content being stolen on the internet many, many times before.
But it was much more of an ordeal when it involved Barstool Sports, a fratty, sports website extensively criticized for its misogynistic…
will.i.am slams Instagram for removing a video with his own music
Black Eyed Peas frontman, music producer, and creator of the terrible Puls smartwatch, will.i.am, has a bone to pick with Instagram.
The artist sent a tweet on Jan. 26 alleging Instagram had emailed him with what’s ostensibly a copyright claim for a …
Spotify settles the $1.6B copyright lawsuit filed by music publisher Wixen
Spotify has settled the $1.6 billion lawsuit filed by music publisher Wixen Music Publishing in December 2017. The publisher, which represented artists like Tom Petty, Missy Elliot, Stevie Nicks and Neil Young, alleged copyright infringement, saying that Spotify was using tens of thousands of songs without a proper license. The financial terms of the settlement were not […]
View More Spotify settles the $1.6B copyright lawsuit filed by music publisher WixenTwitter releases 2018 Transparency Report including policy violation stats for the first time
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Twitter released its biannual Transparency Report on Thursday outlining current trends in government information requests, content removal requests, and other privacy matters regarding the network.
This year’s report marks the thirteenth time in the company’s history that Twitter has expounded on its privacy practices in such tremendous detail. The new report also expands on the type of data Twitter is making publicly available.
In a blog post published in tandem with the Transparency Report, Twitter explains that for the first time ever, along with government requests for information and content removal, the company has included stats on the enforcement of Twitter’s own policies. Read more…
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Dave Davis Contributor Dave Davis joined Copyright Clearance Center in 1994 and currently serves as a research analyst. He previously held directorships in both public libraries and corporate libraries and earned joint master’s degrees in Library and Information Sciences and Medieval European History from Catholic University of America. More posts by this contributor How AI […]
View More A long and winding road to new copyright legislationYouTube CEO warns EU ‘meme ban’ threatens the open internet
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YouTube is sounding the alarms at the highest level over new controversial copyright legislation in the EU.
In a new blog post updating YouTube creators on the company’s priorities for the remainder of the year, CEO Susan Wojcicki focused on Article 13 of the European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
While there are a number of problematic parts to this new legislation, such as Article 11 — which the EFF described as akin to a “link tax,” requiring internet platforms “to obtain a license before linking to news stories” — YouTube is putting the spotlight on Article 13, which has been widely referred to as a “meme ban.” Read more…
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View More YouTube CEO warns EU ‘meme ban’ threatens the open internetEuropean parliament gives thumbs up to controversial copyright reforms
The European Parliament has just voted to back controversial proposals to reform online copyright — including supporting an extension to cover snippets of publishers content (Article 11), and to make platforms that hold significant amounts of content liable for copyright violations by their users (Article 13). Plenary adopts it’s negotiating position on copyright rules for […]
View More European parliament gives thumbs up to controversial copyright reformsWikimedia warns EU copyright reform threatens the ‘vibrant free web’
The Wikimedia Foundation has sounded a stark warning against a copyright reform proposal in Europe that’s due to be voted on by the European Parliament next week. (With the mild irony that it’s done so with a blog post on the commercial Medium platform.) In the post, also emailed to TechCrunch, María Sefidari Huici, chair […]
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Cherish your Johny and Papa content while it’s still up, because memes are rapidly getting removed from Twitter for copyright violations.
You’ve probably stumbled across at least one Johny Johny Yes Papa meme while scrolling through your feed in the past week — the macrocephalic child who hungers for sugar and his tyrannical Papa who often catches him telling lies danced their way right into our creeped out hearts.
But Twitter has recently removed a vast swath of the most viral memes about Johny and his family.
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View More Someone is trying to stop Johny Johny Yes Papa memesFacebook’s Kodi box ban is nothing new
According to recent reports, Facebook has updated its Commerce Policy to specifically ban the sale of Kodi boxes on its site – that is, devices that come with pre-installed Kodi software, which are often used for illegally streaming digital content. However, the ban is not a new one – Facebook confirms its policy on Kodi box […]
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