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Last week, an incomplete scene featuring Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor surreptitiously hit the web, giving fans eager for leaks and spoilers a taste of what to expect from the next season of Doctor Who. But while in the entertainment business leaks and spoilers are part and parcel of the industry, in this case, the BBC is none too pleased about it.
In fact, the corporation has filed an application in a California court this week in an effort to expose the person who put the leaked footage online—hoping California’s Federal Court would put pressure on Tapatalk, whose messaging service was used to upload and disseminate a non-final, 53-second clip of Whittaker’s Doctor in action. The BBC isn’t accusing Tapatalk of any wrongdoing; rather, it just wants details on the user that uploaded the clip, so it can attempt to isolate just where in Doctor Who’s long line of production the clip got leaked.
Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-bbc-is-heading-to-court-to-hunt-down-a-doctor-who-l-1827319614
(Score: 1, Troll) by frojack on Thursday July 05 2018, @08:25PM (6 children)
The Safe Harbor Clause in the DMCA means nothing if it forces Tapatalk to out their customer, (and incur the actual harm due to user's rage) for something that was clearly Fair Use in the first place. [wikipedia.org]
Well played BBC. And the perfect venue as well.
But will it stand up if Taptalk (a tiny California company) digs in its (poorly shod) heels and appeals to protect its customers?
Anybody's guess, because I doubt Taptalk can afford the lawyers.
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(Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday July 05 2018, @08:28PM (2 children)
And not to forget this: https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/us-court-rules-online-photos-fair-use/ [engadget.com]
Although the BBC didn't actually post anything themselves (yet) they somehow let a digital copy out of their hands.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 05 2018, @09:37PM (1 child)
we must punish all leakers and whistle blowers with fire and ice!
no scummy hole will be safe, hunt them all down!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 06 2018, @04:21AM
A doctor who leaker? Sounds like it has to be a urologist!
(Score: 4, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Friday July 06 2018, @06:26AM
It is quite possible that the leaker violated an NDA, which is a completely different issue than mere copyright violation.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by FatPhil on Friday July 06 2018, @07:20AM (1 child)
It ticks absolutely none of the boxes I know of for being covered by the fair use doctrine apart from it being small, which on its own does not make it covered; what's your justification for such an absurd statement?
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(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday July 07 2018, @09:28AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves