"NFL fumbles DMCA takedown battle, could face sanctions"

By Kristopher Nelson on May 13, 2007

It’s no secret that some content owners don’t seem to understand how the DMCA works — that, or they simply don’t care when sending mass takedown notices. This seems to be the case with the recent saga of legal maneuvers between the National Football League (NFL) and Brooklyn Law School professor Wendy Seltzer. The two have been going back and forth with DMCA-related “requests” since early February — with YouTube stuck in between — and in the process, the NFL itself appears to have violated the DMCA.

via ars technica

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About Kristopher Nelson

I'm currently a graduate student of the history of law and technology at the University of California, San Diego. I also provide law and technology consulting services. Additionally, I'm a non-practicing lawyer and former developer/sysadmin at a biotech non-profit. For more about me and my work, see krisnelson.org or my Google Profile.

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