The videos are notable because Nickelodeon's parent, Viacom, sued YouTube in 2007, asserting widespread copyright infringement of its content; a judge dismissed the suit last year.
The safe harbor of the DMCA states that Web services are not liable for copyright infringement if the content is stored "at the direction of a user".
The TPP is a 12-country trade deal that would give big media gatekeepers like the MPAA and RIAA the ability to effectively censor the web of anything that remotely resembles infringement of their content.
"To most effectively tackle the issue of online copyright infringement, Ispa maintains the content industry needs to continue to innovate to fully embrace the benefits the internet affords though fully licensed and user-friendly services".
But it also has the more dubious distinction of being one of the worst repeat offenders globally when it comes to digital content copyright infringement.
The stated official reasons for the suspension of the apps included "trademark infringement" and "changing the content of users' Tweets in order to make money".
These violations include, but aren't limited to, a privacy issue with private Direct Messages longer than 140 characters, trademark infringement, and changing the content of users' Tweets in order to make money.
YouTube today announced that it is making some important changes to its appeals process for users who think their videos were falsely flagged for copyright infringements by YouTube's Content ID system.
If that rule was changed, social media companies could be held responsible for illegal content, from copyright infringement or child pornography, appearing on their platform.
Imagine a world where just the mere allegation of infringement would permanently keep that content down.
