Takedown, Staydown would be a disaster, Internet Archive Warns
https://torrentfreak.com/takedown-staydown-would-be-a-disaster-internet-archive-warns-160607/
To end this cycle they're pushing for a new mechanism
provisionally titled 'Takedown, Staydown' or 'Notice and
Staydown'. This would order web platforms to ensure that once
content is taken down it will never appear again on the same
platform. These proposals are currently under review by the US
Copyright Office. But while copyright holders feel this would
be a great tool for them, it's perhaps unsurprising that
content platforms are less enthusiastic. After weighing in
earlier in the year, the latest warnings from the Internet
Archive, a gigantic public repository of a wide range of
media, and are among the sternest yet. Noting that even the
current system is regularly abused by those seeking to silence
speech, the Archive says that on a daily basis it receives
wrongful takedowns for content that is in the public domain,
is fair use, or is critical of the content owner. Therefore,
further extending takedown rights could prove extremely
problematic. "We were very concerned to hear that the
Copyright Office is strongly considering recommending changing
the DMCA to mandate a 'Notice and Staydown' regime. This is
the language that the Copyright Office uses to talk about
censoring the web," the Archive warns.
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