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Is the NFL Abusing Copyright Law?

By David J. WarnerMar 19th 2007 – 7:07PM

About a month ago, we wrote about Brooklyn law professor Wendy Seltzer posting a clip of the NFL's copyright notice to YouTube, only to watch the NFL send YouTube a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice. YouTube responded by removing the video.Seltzer, however, was far from finished with this matter. In...

NFL Orders YouTube to Remove Copy of Its Own Copyright Notice

By David J. WarnerFeb 16th 2007 – 10:10AM

How far did the NFL go in ordering YouTube to remove clips of its broadcasts? Apparently, the NFL's own copyright notice is protected by copyright.According to the good folks at Boing Boing, a Brooklyn Law School professor named Wendy Seltzer posted a clip of the NFL's copyright notice -- you know, the one that says, "Any...