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The Chilling Effects database collects and analyzes legal complaints and requests for removal of online materials, helping Internet users to know their rights and understand the law. These data enable us to study the prevalence of legal threats and let Internet users see the source of content removals.

Recent Takedown Notices

  1. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to The Ultimate Ebook Library (TUEBL.ca)
  2. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to The Ultimate Ebook Library (TUEBL.ca)
  3. Dcma (Copyright) Complaint by HOME BOX OFFICE, INC.
  4. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to The Ultimate Ebook Library (TUEBL.ca)
  5. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to The Ultimate Ebook Library (TUEBL.ca)

From the Blog

  1. Viacom Issues Bogus DMCA Over Fair Use Daily Show Remix... After Promising Not To Do That Any More
  2. Total Wipes Decides The Word 'Download' Means Infringement, Issues DMCA Takedown Loaded With Non-Infringing URLs
  3. Secrets, Trade Secrets: Proposed Amendment to the Federal Economic Espionage Act Creates a Federal Private Right of Action for Trade Secret Violations.
  4. A Note on the Removal of Individual Notices in the Chilling Effects Database from General Search Engine Search Results
  5. What David Cameron just proposed would endanger every Briton and destroy the IT industry