YouTube to pay legal fees for a few video creators who are targets of unfair DMCA takedown demands
for a Few Joe Mullin / Ars Technica : For a few truly bad DMCA takedowns, YouTube offers to cover legal costs Adam Westlake / SlashGear : YouTube pledges legal support for creators in copyright battles Socialnomics : What to Say When Your Friend's Card Gets Declined... BBC : Google offers YouTube copyright support Jeff John Roberts / Fortune : Why YouTube's New Copyright Campaign is a Game-Changer Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : Google announces legal support for YouTube fair use copyright battles Vamien McKalin / Tech Times : YouTube Offers Up To $1 Million In Legal Protection For Some Video Creators Facing DMCA Takedowns Dave Neal / Inquirer : Google will support YouTube users in some fair use copyright cases MCV: Home Stream : YouTube launches Fair Use policy, will help content creators fight legal battles Amul Kalia / Electronic Frontier Foundation : YouTube Backs Its Users With New Fair Use Protection Program Mark Wilson / BetaNews : YouTube will help users fight DMCA takedowns in court Katharine Trendacosta / Gizmodo : YouTube's Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is on Fair Use Paul Sawers / VentureBeat : Fair use: YouTube protects some creators against questionable DMCA takedowns by paying up to $1M legal costs Stephanie Mlot / PCMag Australia Feed : Google Will Pay to Defend YouTubers Against Copyright Claims Michael Crider / Android Police : YouTube Offers To Protect Some Legitimate Fair Use Videos From Frivolous DMCA Claims, Including Possible Court Costs Saba Hamedy / Mashable : YouTube takes step toward protecting creators from copyright claims AJ Dellinger / The Daily Dot : Google takes a stand for YouTube users caught up in fair-use fights Fred von Lohmann / Google Public Policy Blog : A Step Toward Protecting Fair Use on YouTube Scott Shackford / Hit & Run : Google Offers to Defend Against Some Bad YouTube Takedown Demands Sam Gutelle / Tubefilter : YouTube Pledges Legal Support For Video Creators Who Claim Fair Use Davidw / Joho the Blog : Google stepping forward to defend Fair Use David McCabe / The Hill : YouTube to back some video creators' court cases Alex Wawro / Gamasutra : YouTube steps in to help legally defend select videos against DMCA takedowns Patrick Klepek / Kotaku : YouTube's Finally Starting To Change Their Disastrous Copyright System Billy Steele / Engadget : YouTube foots the bill for video makers to fight copyright takedowns Jerry Grey / Neowin : YouTube will now protect and defend fair use in court Levi Sumagaysay / SiliconBeat : On topic: Tech news to know now Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider : YouTube is opening its wallet to protect video creators from legal threats Allegra Frank / Polygon : YouTube to help protect fair use, combat copyright claims by paying creators' legal fees Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : YouTube Says It Will Offer Legal Protection Of Up To $1 Million For Select Video Creators Facing DMCA Takedowns Jaron Schneider / Resource Magazine : YouTube is Prepared to Fight for “Fair Use,” Pay Legal Fees to Defend Content Creators