Something that didn’t come out in your viewers’ responses to this program was that claiming copyright has become a very effective way to censor YouTube content. Don’t like a particular video clip for political, religious or any other reasons? Simply claim copyright infringement as the author of the work and Google will dutifully take down the offending clip. What’s more you get to punish your foe; their content will be taken down and they will have all the hassle of proving there was no infringement. You might even get them taken down altogether!
in reference to:"Ollie Rickman, Google's UK spokesman, defended his company: "It's not true that we automatically side with the complainant." "Every single time that we receive a complaint we have to take the video down - that's the law. We have no other option," he said. "Google and YouTube are never going to be in a position to adjudicate on who owns copyright to what and whether a use is authorised or not. We simply don't know," he added."
- BBC News - Is YouTube's three-strike rule fair to users? (view on Google Sidewiki)
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