February 12th, 2009
Animal rights vs. rodeo DMCA takedown fight settled
By Julian Sanchez, Ars Technica
In a settlement announced today, a rodeo association has agreed to pay the animal rights group SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness) $25,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed this summer in which SHARK accused the cowboys of abusing the takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to silence criticism...
The dispute resolution stipulations—which EFF's announcement describes as providing a "new model for handling takedown notices"—may actually be the most interesting aspect of the agreement.
Related Issues: Free Speech, Intellectual Property, No Downtime for Free Speech Campaign
Related Cases: SHARK v. PRCA
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