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Re:Show HN: Spotter – Search for copies of videos on the int... by emodendroket on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @09:29AM (#14307972)
jwz posted a thing about his long saga fighting a takedown of horror movie reviews.
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Re:Show HN: Spotter – Search for copies of videos on the int... by yomly on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:43PM (#14311513)
>even on their own material and channels (always funny).

I was referring specifically to this? Am I right to infer that DMCAs are so scatter gun that publishers have managed to DMCA themselves?

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Re:Show HN: Spotter – Search for copies of videos on the int... by Nadya on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:44PM (#14311523)
>Am I right to infer that DMCAs are so scatter gun that publishers have managed to DMCA themselves?

Yes this has happened multiple times. Notable one that's somewhat recent that comes to mind: https://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-flags-website-piracy-po...

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