Uploaded October 2008 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
John McCains campaign has been hit by the DMCA!!!
McCain Campaign Feels DMCA Sting
eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/mccain-campaign-feels-dmca-sting
Letter written by
eff.org/files/McCain%20YouTube%20copyright%20letter%2010.13.08.pdf
We recognize that Youtube has said it adheres to the notice-and-takedown procedures established by the DMCA. But nothing in the DMCA requires a host like Youtube to comply automatically with takedown notices, while blinding itself to their legal merit (or, as here, their lack therof). The DMCA provides hosts with a safe harbor from liability for infringement—but there is no need for a safe harbor where, as here, there is no infringement in the first instance. See id. §107 (a fair use is not an infringement of copyright).
YouTube Responds to McCain Campaign's Letter
eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/youtube-responds-mccain-campaigns-letter
Why the DMCA is blatantly unconstitutional:
themaskedanalyst.com/The%20DMCA%20is%20Uncontstitutional.htm
In this video, I asked what Youtube would do if someone sent false DMCAs to try to get Hilary Clintons, Barack Obamas, or John McCains account suspended.
youtube.com/watch?v=KBzLtfrLMag
John McCains campaign has been hit by the DMCA!!!
McCain Campaign Feels DMCA Sting
eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/mccain-campaign-feels-dmca-sting
Letter written by
eff.org/files/McCain%20YouTube%20copyright%20letter%2010.13.08.pdf
We recognize that Youtube has said it adheres to the notice-and-takedown procedures established by the DMCA. But nothing in the DMCA requires a host like Youtube to comply automatically with takedown notices, while blinding itself to their legal merit (or, as here, their lack therof). The DMCA provides hosts with a safe harbor from liability for infringement—but there is no need for a safe harbor where, as here, there is no infringement in the first instance. See id. §107 (a fair use is not an infringement of copyright).
YouTube Responds to McCain Campaign's Letter
eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/youtube-responds-mccain-campaigns-letter
Why the DMCA is blatantly unconstitutional:
themaskedanalyst.com/The%20DMCA%20is%20Uncontstitutional.htm
In this video, I asked what Youtube would do if someone sent false DMCAs to try to get Hilary Clintons, Barack Obamas, or John McCains account suspended.
youtube.com/watch?v=KBzLtfrLMag
