Google Erases Thousands of Links, Tricked by Phony Complaints
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-dmca-copyright-claims-takedown-online-reputation-11589557001 [www.wsj.com]
2020-05-15 20:49
Dubious copyright claims citing 1998 law led the search giant to make unfavorable articles vanish
Google removed search links to the Vietnamese-language article after someone identifying as Long Hoang filed a complaint claiming the piece violated the copyright on an identical blog post about the tourists dated October 20, 2019, more than four months before the unnamed Britons visited. The blog consists of only eight posts, all cited in copyright complaints filed with Google.