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Old 08-25-2008, 11:30 PM  
gideongallery
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judge rules content owners must consider fair use before sending takedown requests

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08...ider-fair-use-


the shotgun approach of sending takedown request has a new and potentially massive liability

The court allowed a copyright holder to be sued for sending a "bogus" take down request against a fair use use of their content.
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