Comment on Disney backs down from 'Steamboat Willie' YouTube copyright claim
LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 year agoDisney, or anyone for that matter, can copyright claim any video. Youtube just plays ball because that’s the simplest thing to do.
It’s on them to prove, in court, that it actually is copyrightable and that they own the copyright to the content, which they’d fail to do.
The win is for the uploader and for the public, since now you can “be sure” that Disney won’t take you to court over it, which would be a costly endeavor for you. Even if Disney would almost surely lose.
ikidd@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Maybe the creator was in a SLAPP state and Disney was going to be paying for their lawyers anyway.
LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Afraid it doesn’t apply to copyright claims, but I might be wrong on that
Maybe?
ikidd@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Well, damn it, it should. That’s a prime example of an abusive suit, with media companies holding all the cards and quite willing to toss takedowns over the wall if the recipients are too afraid or poor to fight obviously baseless claims.