Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Difference between revisions

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=== Takedown volume ===

The scale of DMCA takedowns has grown exponentially since the statute's passage. By late 2016, Google had processed 1 billion URL removal requests. ~~By November 2024~~, Google ~~had~~ received ~~its 10 billionth~~ takedown ~~request~~, processing roughly 50 million per week.<ref name="google-transparency">{{Cite web |title=Google Transparency Report: Copyright |url=https://transparencyreport.google.com/copyright/overview |website=Google |access-date=5 April 2026}}</ref> The Lumen Database, a research project at Harvard Law School, has archived over 67 million takedown notices submitted by copyright holders across platforms.<ref name="lumen">{{Cite web |title=About Lumen |url=https://lumendatabase.org/pages/about |website=Lumen Database, Harvard Law School |access-date=5 April 2026}}</ref>

The scale of DMCA takedowns has grown exponentially since the statute's passage. By late 2016, Google had processed 1 billion URL removal requests. As of early 2026, Google has received over 16.5 billion takedown requests, processing roughly 50 million per week.<ref name="google-transparency">{{Cite web |title=Google Transparency Report: Copyright |url=https://transparencyreport.google.com/copyright/overview |website=Google |access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref> The Lumen Database, a research project at Harvard Law School, has archived over 67 million takedown notices submitted by copyright holders across platforms.<ref name="lumen">{{Cite web |title=About Lumen |url=https://lumendatabase.org/pages/about |website=Lumen Database, Harvard Law School |access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref>

=== Takedown abuse ===

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 === Takedown volume ===
-The scale of DMCA takedowns has grown exponentially since the statute's passage. By late 2016, Google had processed 1 billion URL removal requests. By November 2024, Google had received its 10 billionth takedown request, processing roughly 50 million per week.<ref name="google-transparency">{{Cite web |title=Google Transparency Report: Copyright |url=https://transparencyreport.google.com/copyright/overview |website=Google |access-date=5 April 2026}}</ref> The Lumen Database, a research project at Harvard Law School, has archived over 67 million takedown notices submitted by copyright holders across platforms.<ref name="lumen">{{Cite web |title=About Lumen |url=https://lumendatabase.org/pages/about |website=Lumen Database, Harvard Law School |access-date=5 April 2026}}</ref>
+The scale of DMCA takedowns has grown exponentially since the statute's passage. By late 2016, Google had processed 1 billion URL removal requests. As of early 2026, Google has received over 16.5 billion takedown requests, processing roughly 50 million per week.<ref name="google-transparency">{{Cite web |title=Google Transparency Report: Copyright |url=https://transparencyreport.google.com/copyright/overview |website=Google |access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref> The Lumen Database, a research project at Harvard Law School, has archived over 67 million takedown notices submitted by copyright holders across platforms.<ref name="lumen">{{Cite web |title=About Lumen |url=https://lumendatabase.org/pages/about |website=Lumen Database, Harvard Law School |access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref>
 === Takedown abuse ===