CONFIRMED: Freeview Sent Take Down Notice To YouTube

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1. Ash says:

   March 10, 2009 at 11:52 am

   Jerks.
2. Duncan Riley says:

   March 10, 2009 at 12:33 pm

   Splendid that by lodging a DMCA request, they’re playing under US law, although Australian law would also be on side here. Parody is protected speech, a DMCA counter notice would bring it back in quick time. In YouTube’s defence, they have to take content down on receipt of a DMCA, but it’s not hard getting it back up.

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