Are unjustified or abusive copyright takedown requests the general rule on YouTube?


Jan Bernd Nordemann answers this question in his latest article. He takes a closer look at YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report published at the end of 2021. Does the platform succeed in its attempt at a fact-based investigation of copyright infringements? Against the backdrop of european liability rules of platform operators and the famous Art. 17 DSM Directive 2019/790, Jan Bernd Nordemann shares his key findings and uncovers what the report is missing. What’s Mars got to do with it?
Visit the Wolters Kluwer Copyright Blog to find out.