Twitch Is Deleting Content Following DMCA Strikes | MakeUseOf

Many Twitch streamers have found their archived streams deleted due to DMCA takedown requests. Usually, DMCA strikes can be counter-claimed, but Twitch isn’t giving that option this time. Why Is Twitch Deleting Archived Streams? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act was passed as law in 1998 in attempt to combat piracy. Part of the act allows
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The Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Initiative Is Dead

The Copyright Alert System, better known as the “six strikes and you’re out” program, is dead. The Center for Copyright Information killed it while maintaining it was a success. Which, given the amount of piracy that’s still happening, sounds more like wishful thinking than the truth. After years of flailing around trying to gently persuade
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Microsoft Strikes Again – How to NOT Upgrade to Windows 10

Windows 10 is now a recommended update for Windows 7 and 8.1. Those who haven’t upgraded yet, will once more be prompted to install Microsoft’s latest operating system. If updates are set to download automatically, Windows 10 will be hogging around 5 GB of space while you decide whether or not to install it. If
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