EFF Launches Takedown Hall Of Shame

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 10/27/2009 - 19:45

With so many organizations trying to use copyright and trademark law to take content offline, the EFF is announcing the launch of its new Takedown Hall Of Shame , highlighting "the most egregious examples of takedown abuse." You'll recognize the names on the list -- as every one of them we've written about here.

Who knows if this will cause lawyers to think twice before issuing bogus takedowns (I doubt it), but at least it should shine some...

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