Originally published at: Popular YouTube music stream Lo Fi Beats taken down after "false" copyright claim | Boing Boing
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Are there any real consequences from YouTube for the sleazy copyright tr0lls who file false claims? I’m guessing not, as that would require them to spend money on human employees.
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The consequences is $25,000, but only for the worst of the worst:
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There are piddling statutory penalties for fraudulent takedowns but nothing that would bother a Malaysian company.
YouTube will kill accounts for it, though—at least those that pick embarrassing targets—and might be expected to do so here given that this was such a big one.
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Can’t we get the BTS army to just file fake takedown claims against high-profile media outlets and politicians until one of them gets so annoyed they force YouTube to do something about it?
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As they’ve apparently done in this case
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