Rebecca Schoff, Chilling Effects Clearinghouse, November 5, 2009

Abstract: The Electronic Frontier Foundation has inaugurated a new venue for exposing bogus copyright and trademark claims that stifle free speech on the Internet.

As part of their "No Downtime for Free Speech Campaign", the Electronic Frontier Foundation has created the Takedown Hall of Shame, a web site calling attention to egregious abuses of trademark and copyright law. Many of the featured takedown notices suggest calculated efforts to use intellectual property law to silence critics or political opponents and, as such, are deeply concerning. (The DMCA does provide a cause of action against a certain kind of misuse of the takedown process, see DMCA Notices.) All the takedowns noted in the Hall of Shame are really worthy of attention, but our personal favorite is Universal Music Group's attempt to yank down this video of a dancing baby. That's right: UMG shot off a takedown notice to a couple of proud parents sharing a clip