“The NFL sent routine notices as part of its copyright enforcement program requesting that Twitter disable links to more than a dozen pirated NFL game videos and highlights that violate the NFL’s copyrights. We did not request that any Twitter account be suspended.”
Two major Twitter accounts suspended after posting GIFs with NFL footage
Twitter accounts belonging to Deadspin (@Deadspin) and SB Nation (@SBNationGIF) were suspended earlier this evening after reusing NFL footage for GIFs and Vines. Both publications were served with multiple takedown notices — issued through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act — by the league, causing Twitter to enforce suspensions.
Here is the league’s statement regarding what went down tonight:
Via: The Verge, Awful Announcing
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