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0 pointsempressplay1y ago0 comments

Seems to me like it's still fraud, by definition? If you monetize your content you can prove loss, if a competitor is engaging in the fraud even better!

Those people being targeted by this troll should band together and sue.

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fn-mote1y ago· 2 in thread

> Those people being targeted by this troll should band together and sue.

Sue the troll?? Good luck finding them. How would you even begin? A ProtonMail email address? No way.

Sue YouTube?? Again, no way.

Until either YouTube or the US Congress thinks this is a large enough problem to deal with, it's not going away.

catapart1y ago

Maybe I'm just a malcontent, but for me this begs the question: couldn't this be used in reverse as activism?

Like, if enough people used enough fake accounts and started relentlessly submitting takedown requests on the biggest channels making the most revenue, not only would YouTube start to see the revenue issue, but the big channels would start making noise. Go after one troll sending the requests, another one takes its place. Seems like it would force YouTube to at least reconcile with this particular flaw in the system.

jjmarr1y ago

That sounds like what is happening in the OP. Someone is now directly harming Nintendo's interests by sending fake DMCAs.

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