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May 26, 2012

EFF drops suit against Viacom over YouTube video

by Brad Linder, posted Apr 24th 2007 3:03PM

colbertThe Electronic Frontier Foundation is dropping its lawsuit against Viacom. The EFF had sued Viacom over a takedown notice the media company sent regarding a Stephen Colbert parody clip posted to YouTube.

The EFF had filed its lawsuit on behalf of MoveOn.org, Civic Action, and Brave New Films. The video, called "Stop the Falsiness," was created using clips from The Colbert Report, but it was a parody of both Colbert's right-wing schtick and MoveOn.org. At first Viacom denied sending a takedown notice over the video, but later the company admitted that it had sent the notice and that it had been a mistake to do so.

Viacom has agreed to set up a website and email address for users to contact the company to complain about improper takedown notices. Viacom also promises to respond to those complaints within one day.

[via Wired News]

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isibingo

Great post

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May 22 2007 at 3:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bash

Very good. At least some companies understand that there's a difference between outright copying material and a parody.

April 25 2007 at 2:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ted

whassssup

April 24 2007 at 11:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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