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Plain-English background on the laws and cases behind online takedowns, from DMCA strikes and fair use fights to AI and copyright.
From the DMCA.com takedown team, including Julie Lyle, Takedown Manager · Updated October 2026
Not legal advice · DMCA.com is not a law firm
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By the DMCA.com team · 10 min read
What a strike means for your account, why platforms issue them and how Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube each handle them.
Background on copyright, the DMCA, court cases and platform rules.
What a strike means for your account, what to do about one and how platforms handle them.
What tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion mean for creators and copyright owners.
Why trying to hide something online can make more people see it.
The debate over the law that shields online platforms, and what reform could mean for users.
What buying or minting an NFT does, and doesn't, give you in copyright terms.
How a wave of copyright takedown emails left Twitch streamers scrambling for answers.
How fake takedown notices put YouTube's DMCA process under scrutiny.
The intellectual property questions behind the Streamlabs, OBS and Lightstream dispute.
Whether stream-ripping tools break the DMCA, and why the question is back in court.
The surprise provision in the 2020 COVID relief bill and who it affects.
What the end of this long copyright lawsuit means for YouTubers and creators.
A legal threat over 15 seconds of video, and what it says about fair use.
Our look at the $8 billion copyright fight and how the Supreme Court settled it.
These articles are free to read and share. They're general information, not legal advice. DMCA.com is a content protection and takedown service, not a law firm.
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