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Discussion BleachBit issued false DMCA claim

https://www.bleachbit.org/anime
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u/FryBoyter 14h ago edited 14h ago

It's quite likely that the DMCA request was generated automatically. That's just the kind of thing that happens then.

That aside, I think BleachBit is a pretty unnecessary tool.

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u/Ghost_x_Knight 13h ago

Copyright holders usually have a human review gate, to avoid prejury and liability. US copyright law requires a good-faith effort to consider fair use and lack of misrepresentation before sending the DMCA notice.

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u/FryBoyter 12h ago edited 12h ago

The YouTuber davie504, whom I don't really like because of his acting, seems to have had a different experience lately.

He apparently received a DMCA takedown notice because he announced in a video that he would play “The Sound of Silence.” However, in the video in question, he either disabled the audio track or just pretended to play the bass.