Twitter removes Trump campaign tribute to George Floyd claiming copyright complaint

[anatta]

Twitter on Thursday removed a video tribute to George Floyd posted by President Trump’s reelection campaign, claiming it had run afoul of the website’s policy on copyrighted material.

The Team Trump account tweeted out a nearly four-minute long video that is narrated by a speech the president gave a few days after Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody.

In the video, the president can be heard lamenting the “grave tragedy” of Floyd’s death over images of Floyd and peaceful protesters mourning his death.

Later in the video, the president warns about “violence and anarchy” from “radical leftwing groups” over images of riots and looting. He also describes the vast majority of law enforcement officials as “devoted public servants” as the video shows images of police officers hugging civilians and people cleaning up graffiti and garbage in the streets.

The Team Trump video was retweeted by Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., before it was removed with a message that said: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.”

he Trump campaign says it reached out to Twitter to ask who had complained about the video and how it had run afoul of the website’s copyright policy.

“This incident is yet another reminder that Twitter is making up the rules as they go along," said Andrew Clark, a spokesman for the Trump campaign. "From the dubious removal of the hilarious Nickelback video to capricious fact checks and manipulated media labels to questionable claims of copyright, Twitter has repeatedly failed to explain why their rules seem to only apply to the Trump campaign but not to others. Censoring out the president’s important message of unity around the George Floyd protests is an unfortunate escalation of this double standard.”

A Twitter spokesperson told The Hill they received a complaint from a copyright owner of at least one of the images in the video, although it’s unclear which one. Harvard University's Lumen Database, a third-party research group Twitter uses to study cease and desist letters, reviewed the complaint and found it to be valid under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Twitter’s latest move to sanction the Trump campaign’s content comes amid heightened tensions between the social media giant and the president.

Last week, Twitter appended a fact check to one of the president’s claims about mail voting fraud.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaig...ming-copyright
The president responded with an executive order directing the federal government to consider stripping some of the legal protections afforded to the social media platforms.

Republicans are concerned by what they view as liberal bias in Silicon Valley and an effort by the tech giants to tilt the playing field toward Democrats in an election year.

[anatta]

yet more fake news. censoring over questionable copyright of 1 image of a video montage ?
the copyright is in itself questionable - but even more then that they could have blacked out a single image
instead of using political censorship to wipe out the entire video

[archives]

Possible copyright infringement, Trump’s own fault, should have checked what he offered

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Possible copyright infringement, Trump’s own fault, should have checked what he offered

That's not how a DMCA takedown works.

[Concart]

Trump just said it's 'a great day for George Floyd'. Apparently, Floyd is a Trump fan, and today he's looking down from heaven happily taking in the jobs numbers. Trump is the biggest buffoon by far to ever sit in the Oval Office. Let the spinning begin.

[anatta]

That's not how a DMCA takedown works.

bingo...where is the appeals process? there was none.
https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-an...pyright-policy

[anatta]

Possible copyright infringement, Trump’s own fault, should have checked what he offered

have you ever done a copyright search?
It takes a lot of time, and with digital imagery so extensive almost not worth it

Twitter could have notified,and given the campaign a chance to modify, or appeal.

INSTEAD THEY APPLIED POLITICAL CENSORSHIP..does this bother you??

[Concart]

have you ever done a copyright search?
It takes a lot of time, and with digital imagery so extensive almost not worth it

Twitter could have notified,and given the campaign a chance to modify, or appeal.

INSTEAD THEY APPLIED POLITICAL CENSORSHIP..does this bother you??

Then take the time to do it. Go ahead and try to claim you didn't know when you're sued for copyright infringement. But, heck, it was Trump, and since you blindly worship your Dear Leader, you hold him to a different standard.

[anatta]

Then take the time to do it. Go ahead and try to claim you didn't know when you're sued for copyright infringement. But, heck, it was Trump, and since you blindly worship your Dear Leader, you hold him to a different standard.

such crap.
as mentioned a copyright search is usually limited to commercially held (licensed) copyrights due to the impossibility of searching every image in the digital domain.

Twitter violated it's own appeal process, and is enforcing copyright law unevenly ( by a political bent)

[Concart]

Twitter on Thursday removed a video tribute to George Floyd posted by President Trump’s reelection campaign, claiming it had run afoul of the website’s policy on copyrighted material.

The Team Trump account tweeted out a nearly four-minute long video that is narrated by a speech the president gave a few days after Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody.

In the video, the president can be heard lamenting the “grave tragedy” of Floyd’s death over images of Floyd and peaceful protesters mourning his death.

Later in the video, the president warns about “violence and anarchy” from “radical leftwing groups” over images of riots and looting. He also describes the vast majority of law enforcement officials as “devoted public servants” as the video shows images of police officers hugging civilians and people cleaning up graffiti and garbage in the streets.

The Team Trump video was retweeted by Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., before it was removed with a message that said: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.”

he Trump campaign says it reached out to Twitter to ask who had complained about the video and how it had run afoul of the website’s copyright policy.

“This incident is yet another reminder that Twitter is making up the rules as they go along," said Andrew Clark, a spokesman for the Trump campaign. "From the dubious removal of the hilarious Nickelback video to capricious fact checks and manipulated media labels to questionable claims of copyright, Twitter has repeatedly failed to explain why their rules seem to only apply to the Trump campaign but not to others. Censoring out the president’s important message of unity around the George Floyd protests is an unfortunate escalation of this double standard.”

A Twitter spokesperson told The Hill they received a complaint from a copyright owner of at least one of the images in the video, although it’s unclear which one. Harvard University's Lumen Database, a third-party research group Twitter uses to study cease and desist letters, reviewed the complaint and found it to be valid under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Twitter’s latest move to sanction the Trump campaign’s content comes amid heightened tensions between the social media giant and the president.

Last week, Twitter appended a fact check to one of the president’s claims about mail voting fraud.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaig...ming-copyright
The president responded with an executive order directing the federal government to consider stripping some of the legal protections afforded to the social media platforms.

Republicans are concerned by what they view as liberal bias in Silicon Valley and an effort by the tech giants to tilt the playing field toward Democrats in an election year.

Any post using a copyrighted image should be removed. Why is the Trump cult whining about this? Do they think Trump should be immune from copyright laws too?

[Concart]

such crap.
as mentioned a copyright search is usually limited to commercially held (licensed) copyrights due to the impossibility of searching every image in the digital domain.

Twitter violated it's own appeal process, and is enforcing copyright law unevenly ( by a political bent)

Nope. Twitter is responding to a lawful copyright violation notification. It's the law. Stop whining.

[anatta]

Nope. Twitter is responding to a lawful copyright violation notification. It's the law. Stop whining.

horseshit.
It did not use it's stated appeals process - i even linked that.. get a clue and stop supporting political censorship

[anatta]

Before submitting a copyright complaint to us, please consider whether or not the use could be considered fair use.
https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-an...air-use-policy

[Into the Night]

Trump just said it's 'a great day for George Floyd'. Apparently, Floyd is a Trump fan, and today he's looking down from heaven happily taking in the jobs numbers. Trump is the biggest buffoon by far to ever sit in the Oval Office. Let the spinning begin.

TDS. You would condemn him if he was against Floyd or supported Floyd.

[Into the Night]

Any post using a copyrighted image should be removed. Why is the Trump cult whining about this? Do they think Trump should be immune from copyright laws too?

Strawman fallacy. The problem is that Twitter is enforcing copyrights unevenly. They are effectively violating copyright law themselves, and their own terms of service.