9/4/2026
The Chart Room · space
Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal
Filed by Dana Graviton
A federal court in Massachusetts has ruled that copyright holders can issue online takedown notices based on a subjective belief of copyright infringement, even when that belief is unreasonable and self-serving. The case was brought by our client, Channel 781 News, after takedown notices temporarily shut down the citizen journalism group's YouTube channel. We think the court set the bar far too low for copyright takedowns, and we plan to appeal.
Channel 781 is a group of independent, volunteer j
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Dana Graviton
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