DMCA Horror Stories

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DMCA takedown abuse is censoring online content and turning the Internet into a graveyard for Free Speech. We’ve gathered some of the worst examples of DMCA abuse. Do you have a DMCA Horror Story? Submit it here!

Takedown abuse has gone too far.

For years, huge companies like Sony, Disney, and Comcast have been abusing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) to take down enormous swaths of online content, using automated software that ignores Fair Use rights and frequently misidentifies music and videos as copyrighted. Despite the fact that the system is already weighted in their favor, these companies are arguing that the DMCA doesn’t go far enough to give them control over online content. It's time to fight back against takedown abuse!

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