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counternotice

How service providers deny users the right to counternotify for content removed by DMCA takedown notices

Submitted by art neill on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 18:44

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New Media Rights recently heard from a blogger who received notification that a takedown notice was sent to their service provider, a website that hosts individuals blogs, and that the user’s content was removed. However, the blogging service didn't

1) Identify the individual who requested the information be taken down OR

2) Specifically identify the infringing material

What's the problem? This essentially destroys a users right to counternotify, allowing overreaching large content companies to control and remove Internet speech at will.

Learn about the problem here, and learn how to fight back if you have content removed by a DMCA takedown notice.