Is a YouTuber Using Copyright Law to Silence Speech?
July 11, 2025
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July 11, 2025
Is a YouTuber Using Copyright Law to Silence Speech?
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<p>[FREE SPEECH FRIDAY] For decades, content creators have fought against oppressive copyright law. Copyright claims have been wielded by powerful corporations to take down videos, suppress criticism, and stifle parody through rigid enforcement of online speech. </p><p>But now, a troubling shift is unfolding: legal attacks that were once used almost exclusively by powerful media companies, are being weaponized by a big content creator against smaller content creators. </p><p>Meredith Rose is a senior policy counsel at Public Knowledge, a non profit promoting freedom of expression and an open internet. She joins me to talk about how copyright law and discussions of fair use are central to the fight over free speech in the digital age!</p><p>***** Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 https://www.usermag.co ***** </p><p>Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.usermag.co</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz </p><p>https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz3.0 </p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz</p><p>https://bsky.app/profile/taylorlorenz.bsky.social<br /></p>
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