Uri Geller was among the first to allegedly abuse the DMCA to remove clips from YouTube that were embarrassing, rather than actually infringing his copyright. The same thing seems to have happened with Beyonce Knowles, whose record company Sony/BMG cited copyright infringement for the few seconds of grainy footage that showed the singer falling down the stairs on stage at a concert in Orlando (she was unhurt).
Beyonce Stair Fall Video: Beyonce Now Abusing DMCA, Too
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Pete Cashmore was the founder of Mashable, the leading source of news, information & resources for the Connected Generation. Pete founded Mashable in 2005 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland when he was 19. His passion for sharing how web tools and social networks were transforming human interactions and reshaping cultures drove him to create Mashable.
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