Judge Awards Damages in False DMCA Takedown Case

By Margaret A. Esquenet Danielle Wright Bulger on March 24, 2015

For the first time, a party which received a DMCA takedown notice with material misrepresentations has been awarded money damages. Automattic Inc. v. Steiner, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182295 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 6, 2014).