• Disney retracts copyright claim on a YouTuber’s “Steamboat Willie” video, allowing it to be monetizable and shareable worldwide.
• The claim had previously demonetized the video and restricted its visibility and embedding options.
• This move by Disney may signal its recognition of “Steamboat Willie” being in the public domain.
Material misrepresentation under the DMCA is explicitly illegal.
http://smithlawtlh.com/false-fraudulent-bad-faith-dmca-take-claims/