Reckless DMCA Deindexing Pushes NASA’s Artemis Towards Black Hole
Reckless DMCA Deindexing Pushes NASA’s Artemis Towards Black Hole
A reckless Google search deindexing sweep targeting the word 'Artemis' lists dozens of completely innocent sites for DMCA takedowns.
A reckless Google search deindexing sweep targeting the word 'Artemis' lists dozens of completely innocent sites for DMCA takedowns.
Yeah... because pirated OF content is a very serious subject... compared to NASA that is.
The world we live in...
To be fair, to an OF model it is. To any creator their content is because that's how they make a living. While getting people back to the moon is great and all, making enough to eat for the next month will always take precedence to people. I mean, if it came to whether I would be able to eat or people walked on the moon again, well, fuck those astronauts, my belly is going to be full.
Unfortunately, DMCA abuse rarely has consequences for those behind it.
Oh look! The actual problem is buried at the end of the article.
It's my understanding that filing a DMCA request requires that you certify that you have reviewed the content, and confirm that you believe the content to be infringing.
Here's an excerpt from a sample takedown notice, provided by Georgetown University:
I am providing this notice in good faith and with the reasonable belief that my rights as the exclusive rights holder are being infringed.
Under penalty of perjury, I certify that the information contained in this notification is both true and accurate
I know that "reasonable belief" gives a lot of wiggle room from a legal standpoint, but c'mon. If no one pushes back on that, of course it will be abused!
You should not be allowed to do DMCA searches on words that are over two thousand years old.
I mean, I understand you need to make money but if you choose to use the name of an ancient Greek Goddess as your trade name, you can't get exclusivity. You just can't.