Viacom Dog Doesn’t Know the Law
BayTSP CEO Mark Ishikawa, whose company sends all those indiscriminate takedown notices (a million a month!) to YouTube on behalf of Viacom and other studios, has a funny take on copyright law. He complains that YouTube’s copyright filter isn’t doing its “job”.
Two things, Ishikawa:
1) YouTube is a DMCA safe harbor. As such, it falls upon the copyright holder to send takedown notices. Stop complaining that YouTube is not doing your job for you.
2) DMCA takedown notices require sworn statements. You send lots of inaccurate takedown notices. That means you’ve committed multiple counts for perjury.
Corporate dogs should know their place. STFU, Mark Ishikawa.
(Photo by JD Lasica. It’s BY-NC, so if that professional copyright troll Ishikawa complains, he can go fuck himself.)
Tags: BayTSP, IP, Mark Ishikawa, Viacom, YouTube
2 opinions for Viacom Dog Doesn’t Know the Law
Pat O
Apr 30, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Awesome - way to call ‘em out! Love to see the little guys take a swipe.
Whitney
Aug 5, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Call them out!! Way to go!!
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