October 2008 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright Edition)
13 11 2008By Eric Goldman
* Happy (?) 10th birthday, DMCA. The EFF birthday cards (1, 2).
* Speaking of the DMCA, Sen. McCain got a first-hand experience with it when his lawyer complained to YouTube that YouTube was taking down campaign videos in response to 512(c)(3) notices too quickly. Really…what a shock. We’ve documented problems with 512(c)(3) notices and 512(f) lawsuits repeatedly on this blog (see, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), and yet it only becomes a problem when the legislators personally experience the consequences of the laws they passed. Ironically, Sen. McCain’s response wasn’t to seek legislative solutions that ameliorate the incentives that service providers have to take down content on notice. Instead, Sen. McCain looked for favoritism treatment just for politicians, perhaps hoping that his candidacy for the position as leader of the free world might intimidate YouTube into doing his biding. No such luck (1,2). Maybe YouTube decided McCain was too far behind in the polls. Now that Sen. McCain has a little more time on his hands, maybe he will draw upon his first-hand experience with the tyranny of 512(c)(3) notices to seek out legislative solutions. Paul Levy made some good suggestions.
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