Viacom Abuses DMCA to Silence Criticism


	Viacom Abuses DMCA to Silence Criticism

aerynvala

4-28-2009 8:39 PM

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viacom, fandom, racism, dmca, fair use, avatar: the last airbender, censorship

aerynvala says:

Someone criticizing your shitty racially cleansed movie? Well the DMCA can help you! Send that hosting site a DMCA take-down notice over something clearly fair use, I'm sure no one will notice! Sure, it's unethical and probably illegal, but hey, give it a shot! -- Assholes.

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