The Day The Music Died.....YouTube's January Fair Use Massacre

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More on Youtube's take-down proliferation from the EFF

"This is what it's come to. Teenagers singing "Winter Wonderland" being censored off YouTube.....

It's clear from the Warner Music experience that YouTube's Content ID tool fails to separate the infringements from the arguable fair uses. And while YouTube offers users the option to dispute a removal (if it's an automated Content ID removal) or send a formal DMCA counter-notice (if it's an official DMCA takedown), many YouTube users, lacking legal help, are afraid to wave a red flag in front of Warner Music's lawyers. That's a toxic combination for amateur video creators on YouTube.

So what can we do?"

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