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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 Bing
  2. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Vimeo
  3. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Bing
  4. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  5. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
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  1. "A quiet shift in stance on the right to be forgotten" (subscription req.) https://t.co/SiBInWbTrI
  1. Will EU’s New Copyright Directive Benefit Content Creators Or Stifle Freedom Of Digital Expression?" https://t.co/a8mDDqU7Hz
  1. "Music Modernization Act Passes in Senate With Unanimous Support" https://t.co/j5JeUZefIQ
  1. "Forget it, Europe: Keep 'the right to be forgotten' far away from American shores" https://t.co/1eT6qz9lv8

From the Blog

  1. More Apparently Fraudulent Court Orders Adam Holland on
  2. Lumen Research In the News - Texas AG sues CA company over falsified court orders business model Adam Holland on
  3. Data from the Lumen Database Highlights How Companies Use Fake Websites and Backdated Articles to Censor Google’s Search Results Mostafa El Manzalawy - 2017 Lumen Summer Intern on
  4. (Part 3) Serving a Self: Reading the Law into Popular Conceptualizations of the Right of Publicity Chris Crum - 2017 Lumen Summer Intern on
  5. Bad Reviews: How Companies Are Using Fake Websites to Censor Content Mostafa El Manzalawy - 2017 Lumen Summer Intern on
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