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Re:Major Labels Claim Copyright Over Public Domain Songs; Yo... by arrrg on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @06:57PM (#4446309)
YouTube’s content takedown system isn’t running on DMCA requests. It’s just a private agreement between YouTube and the labels: You don’t sue us and we give you the power to disable any song you own immediately without having to go through us.

Maybe the contract between YouTube and the labels contains punishments for labels wrongfully disabling songs they don’t own – but I very much doubt that.

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Re:Major Labels Claim Copyright Over Public Domain Songs; Yo... by blahedo on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @10:06PM (#4446755)
> You don’t sue us and we give you the power to disable any song you choose immediately without having to go through us.

There, I fixed that for you.

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Re:Major Labels Claim Copyright Over Public Domain Songs; Yo... by jamesbritt on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @11:35PM (#4446971)
There, I fixed that for you.

Please don't do that.

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