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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Microsoft robo-DMCA takedown orders run amok
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Microsoft robo-DMCA takedown orders run amok
http://j.mp/OMWF58 (Torrent Freak)
"Claiming to prevent the unauthorized distribution of Windows 8 Beta
the software company listed 65 "infringing" web pages. However, nearly
half of the URLs that Google was asked to remove from its search
results have nothing to do with Windows 8. This apparent screw up in
the automated filter mistakenly attempts to censor AMC Theatres, BBC,
Buzzfeed, CNN, HuffPo, TechCrunch, RealClearPolitics, Rotten Tomatoes,
ScienceDirect, Washington Post, Wikipedia and even the U.S.
Government. Judging from the page titles and content the websites in
question were targeted because they reference the number "45."
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