Three copyright takedown notices were enough to knock an entire citizen journalism channel off YouTube—just days before a local election. Wrongful DMCA takedowns harm democratic debate, and those who send them should be held accountable. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/court-rules-against-citizen-journalists-dmca-takedown-case-eff-will-appeal
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Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal
A federal court in Massachusetts has ruled that copyright holders can issue online takedown notices based on a subjective belief of copyright infringement, even when that belief is unreasonable and self-serving. The case was brought by our client, Channel 781 News, after takedown notices...
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@eff I'd like to know the name of the judge in this case. There are a few Trump judges in the first circuit and I'm curious to know if this is one of them.