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The Lumen 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 Google
  2. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  3. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  4. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  5. DMCA Takedown Notice (Tweet)

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From the Blog

  1. Lumen seeks examples of fake takedown notices Lumen Team on July 31, 2021
  2. Reflections on Care and Dissent in the New AI Lexicon on July 28, 2021
  3. ​Lumen Researcher Interview Series: Professor Daniel Seng Adam Holland, Shreya Tewari on July 22, 2021
  4. Live audio apps face novel challenges, from content moderation to copyright concerns Anna Callahan on July 18, 2021
  5. 3D Printing Ghost Guns and The First Amendment Brent Mobbs on July 16, 2021