Thousands Of Anti-Scientology Videos Taken Down From YouTube Via DMCA Takedowns
from the there's-a-lawsuit-in-here-somewhere dept
The Church of Scientology is rather notorious for its heavy-handed responses to any critics -- often using copyright claims to stop them from criticizing the organization. The latest is that the EFF is reporting that over 4,000 critical videos have been taken down off of YouTube due to DMCA takedown notices issued by an organization named American Rights Counsel, LLC. Many of the folks who created the videos are immediately filing DMCA counter-notices, meaning that some of the videos are already back up, but it will be interesting to see where this goes.The EFF hasn't been shy in the past in filing lawsuits against those who issue bogus DMCA takedown notices -- so if it turns out that these are bogus, then expect some lawsuits. In the meantime, it really does make you wonder what whoever issued the takedowns was thinking. This action will only serve to get a lot more attention directed at the critical videos, rather than do anything to silence them.
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This should be fun.
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Scientology has more resources and is not above using them in extreme ways that would make any mafioso proud.
After EFF resources are depleted who will then provide protection?
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Scientology V EFF
It will probably be another of there front groups. The EFF counter suites (which I'm expecting to hear about real soon now) will shut down the front group but the Scientology themselves will be untouched..
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Er... considering that cults play dirty all the time are there any on the planet that do not also fight dirty?
Honesty and openness will destroy any cult, and Scientology and the freaks that follow it cannot allow critical examination of their spewage any more than the cults of the 700 Club, the Vatican, Rev. Moon, Kim Jung Il, the Church Universal and Triumphant, LDS or any other cult you can name.
They can sue everyone on the planet but that still doesn't change their beliefs in levitation, magic bread and wine, magic underwear, magic penises, magic hairstyles and magic numbers. They're still just plain ridiculous and anyone who believes such crap in the 21st century is a freak of nature.
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I don't condone "freak" but understand the frustration causing people to reac in this way
As Americans it is your right to beleive what you want but not your right to commit criminal acts and then abuse the system to get away with it - hence the frustration on the part of others
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"because it's the only defense against a cult that fights dirty."
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First Amendment
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All the vids got put back up
why are they still allowed to exist anyway?
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ahh great
Now I have some time to catch up on all the Jesus-bashing vids. Those would never be taken down.
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WORTHLESS LOSERS!
Self Worshipers!
SUE ME BiAtChs!
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Bastards
Don't be surprised when they all leave you. A sin of omission can be evil too.
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Re: Bastards
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All of you...
Sorry, but any "religion" that is based on an admitted con artist and crappy writer... A religion that preaches as dogma that an evil alien warlord banished disloyal servants to a backwater planet that he then nuked into oblivion... And THEN blames the spirits of those exiled dissidents for all the ills of modern society... shouldn't be allowed to exist. Most religion is a little hokey when you get down to the meat of the matter, but this is a whole 'nother thing.
Take a page from the Germans and ban the bastards outright.
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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Were my hosting company to receive one regarding a Scientology document or video, I would refuse to honor it. That would put the responsibility for any further action back on the complainer. They would have to perfect their claim by establishing the existence of a registered copyright for the claimed offending material, followed by convincing a Federal Prosecutor to file criminal charges against me.
Ain't gonna happen.
Before that could happen, they would have to have filed a fully conforming DMCA notice that includes every one of the 6 essential elements, including the complainant's identification and contact information.
A host is not required to respond, much less honor, a takedown notice that is defective on any of those 6 points.
That opens the door to legal retaliation, civil and criminal against the false filer.
Booogity booogity boogity. Scare tactics backfire when confronted.
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Definitions of cult
* fad: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
* followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
* a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; "it was a satanic cult"
* a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
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All Religion is pretty stupid . . .
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500 hundred years ago, making fun of the Christian church would get you burned at the steak. Frankly it makes Scientology seem reasonable.
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Take-downs
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Oh it definately exists. I hear its staffed exclusively by Latin American day laborers Tom Cruise picks up out front of Lowes.
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Will they Take down Cconcert Videos
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