Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoA fake Nintendo lawyer is scaring YouTubers, and it’s not clear YouTube can stop himwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkA fake Nintendo lawyer is scaring YouTubers, and it’s not clear YouTube can stop himwww.theverge.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoNope. There’s no penalty to them for processing likely-invalid DMCA notices. There is civil liability to the person filing false notices, but any enforcement is unlikely.
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoNo penalty legally, but if popular videos start getting taken down, that’s cutting into their ad revenue.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYouTube’s? I don’t think they’d even notice if this one channel went away entirely.
Nope. There’s no penalty to them for processing likely-invalid DMCA notices. There is civil liability to the person filing false notices, but any enforcement is unlikely.
No penalty legally, but if popular videos start getting taken down, that’s cutting into their ad revenue.
YouTube’s? I don’t think they’d even notice if this one channel went away entirely.