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AIDS Deniers Use Bogus Copyright Claims to Censor

posted by Dopefish on Sunday February 16 2014, @07:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the why-deny-reality? dept.
Blackmoore writes: "The producers of "House of Numbers" have used a series of bogus copyright takedown notices to get Youtube to remove videos, in which he uses clips from the documentary as part of his criticism, showing how they mislead viewers and misrepresent the facts and the evidence. It's pure censorship: using the law to force the removal of your opponents' views."
 
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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 16 2014, @08:13PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 16 2014, @08:13PM (#347)

    I know it's in alpha stages and you want to test content but there are better articles than AIDS deniers. Let's be conscious of the precedent of articles we post on Soyl so that it gets off to a good start and reputation. Post something meaningful. We can talk about it. Then after a while, post something else meaningful.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by unitron on Sunday February 16 2014, @08:19PM

    by unitron (70) on Sunday February 16 2014, @08:19PM (#351) Journal

    "I know it's in alpha stages and you want to test content but there are better articles than AIDS deniers."

    Au contraire, this is a story about misuse of the DMCA--what even the people who wanted the DMCA in the first place would acknowledge is misuse.

    It's a perfect "Your Rights Online" category story.

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    something something Slashcott something something Beta something something

    • (Score: 1) by Nerdfest on Sunday February 16 2014, @08:46PM

      by Nerdfest (80) on Sunday February 16 2014, @08:46PM (#357)

      I always found the "Your rights online" some of the most interesting stuff. There aren't name places that cover that area in depth either.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by everdred on Monday February 17 2014, @04:22AM

    by everdred (110) on Monday February 17 2014, @04:22AM (#498) Homepage Journal

    SoylentNews: we only read the first two words.

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    • (Score: 1) by mwvdlee on Tuesday February 18 2014, @03:11AM

      by mwvdlee (169) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @03:11AM (#1455)

      "SoylentNews: we"
      I agree!

      • (Score: 1) by everdred on Tuesday February 18 2014, @11:52AM

        by everdred (110) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @11:52AM (#1663) Homepage Journal

        So, you're saying... it's people?

        US PEOPLE?

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  • (Score: 1) by kwerle on Monday February 17 2014, @01:29PM

    by kwerle (746) on Monday February 17 2014, @01:29PM (#866) Homepage

    I know it's in alpha stages and you want to test content but there are better articles than AIDS deniers. Let's be conscious of the precedent of articles we post on Soyl so that it gets off to a good start and reputation. Post something meaningful. We can talk about it. Then after a while, post something else meaningful.

    You're exactly right. And the fact that you were modded -1 troll and that someone who disagrees with you was marked +5 is every indication that this site will fall into the same pool of crap articles that /. has.

    • (Score: 2, Interesting) by lcklspckl on Tuesday February 18 2014, @11:23AM

      by lcklspckl (830) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @11:23AM (#1648)
      He's exactly right if the article is about AIDS. It is not. It is about DMCA. Because News for Nerds. There may be better articles than this about questionable uses of DCMA and you are welcome to bring those to the table. The fact that this guy was modded troll is every indication that the user base is reasoned and that they recognize someone who is reacting to a story in a knee-jerk fashion. The fact that your comment sits un-modded is an indication that we all have short attention spans.
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      It's peeps!

      • (Score: 1) by kwerle on Tuesday February 18 2014, @12:07PM

        by kwerle (746) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @12:07PM (#1674) Homepage

        This article is NOT about the DMCA. It is about someone bullying/threatening and lying. They happen to be using the DMCA as a weapon.

        Frankly, I don't see where copyright is much of a technology topic. The fact that D stands for Digital really doesn't hold much water for me.