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Kiwibank is desperately trying to stop people saying they want to fuck its sheep mascot (thespinoff.co.nz)

submitted 1 day ago by Infrapink@thebrainbin.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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But for every lustful post killed by a legal threat, another 10 take its place.

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[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Since when does the DMCA apply in Aotearoa?

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 15 hours ago

The Spinoff has seen several of the takedown requests, which were issued under the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). They were sent out by Christopher Young, a partner at the prominent law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts who specialises in intellectual property law. The notice viewed by The Spinoff accuses 10 accounts, including @jestermaxxing, of having “taken Kiwibank’s distinctive Buck image and used it to make highly sexualised and inappropriate copies which infringe the Kiwibank copyright”. X appears to have complied with the complaint.

DMCA takedowns are valid regardless of what country they come from I think, and both Twitter and Bluesky are based in the US