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Twitter suspends Sci-Hub account amid Indian court case

The Verge

Twitter has suspended the account of Sci-Hub, a website that provides free access to paywalled academic papers. Twitter suspends the account of Sci-Hub pic.twitter.com/XQfNYmR1Ra — Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) January 8, 2021. Twitter did not immediately respond to The Verge ’s request for comment. Sci-Hub’s homepage. |

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Twitch streamers are getting blindsided by years-old copyright notices

The Verge

Over the last few days, a furor has been brewing on Twitch: out of the blue, streamers started seeing copyright takedown notices appear in their inboxes. Twitch doesn’t have the tools yet to let creators bulk delete clips, let alone sift through hundreds at a time that may or may not contain copyright infringing content.

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College student sues Proctorio after source code copyright claim

The Verge

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against the remote testing company Proctorio on behalf of Miami University student Erik Johnson. Proctorio CEO Mike Olsen sent Johnson a direct message on Twitter requesting that he remove the code from Pastebin, according to screenshots viewed by The Verge.

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Two NFT copycats are fighting over which is the real fake Bored Ape Yacht Club

The Verge

Somewhat ironically, PAYC and PHAYC have since fought on Twitter over which one is the authentic Bored Ape Yacht Club ripoff, with PAYC’s founder referring to PHAYC as a “cash grab fraud project.” But there’s very little legal precedent surrounding NFTs at all, let alone their copyright implications specifically. million) in sales.

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Twitch streamers are getting DMCA takedown notices (again)

The Verge

The news was spotted by the indefatigable esports consultant Rod “Slasher” Breslau, who posted news of the impeding takedowns on Twitter. The DMCA — that is, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act — allows for websites like Twitch to host user-generated content under a provision colloquially known as safe harbor.

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What happens when a virtual streamer doesn’t own her body?

The Verge

Projekt Melody briefly disappeared from Twitch due to a copyright dispute over her body Projekt Melody swears her body belongs to her — the purple hair, the cat-eared bow, and all the barely there clothing that strategically covers her up. Illustration by William Joel / The Verge. Melody was banned from Twitch. million followers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. Most nonprofits have not yet embraced Twitter’s new Vine App , thus they may not have an understanding of how to record and broadcast the world (and social good) in six second bites. Twitter Mosaic :: sxoop.com/twitter.

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