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Disney backs down from 'Steamboat Willie' YouTube copyright claim (mashable.com)
submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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• Disney retracts copyright claim on a YouTuber's "Steamboat Willie" video, allowing it to be monetizable and shareable worldwide.

• The claim had previously demonetized the video and restricted its visibility and embedding options.

• This move by Disney may signal its recognition of "Steamboat Willie" being in the public domain.

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[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (2 children)

And they're pretty much required to take things down, it prevents them from being liable. After that, the uploader can challenge this decision, and if the claimer doesn't back down, it goes to court.

Unfortunately, claimers are currently not required to provide any proof, nor are they required to pay for any legal costs (at least not upfront), so it's just simpler for the uploader to take the L.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is the key issue; the DMCA provides basically no penalty for making false claims. The natural choice is to claim everything and see who fights you.

[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Yep, agreed, that's the worst thing about it. Makes sense more or less otherwise.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

We should start a brigade to issue DMCA takedowns for every Disney video on YouTube.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

They're only required to take stuff down in response to DMCA claims.

They have absolutely no obligation for their alternate process to treat claims as valid until proven false.