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Viz Media sent a DMCA notice to disk software BleachBit, accusing them of using the Bleach (Anime) IP. (www.bleachbit.org)

submitted 2 months ago by CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 121 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Companies need to start getting punished for fraudulent takedown notices.

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

Not a Lawyer.

I'm wondering if a false DMCA notice is a form of slander/libel?

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago

It could be considered a lot of things if there were lawyers willing to test out new legal theories to stop them, however as far as I am aware, nobody has really tried.

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