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17 May 2021CopyrightMuireann Bolger

WordPress parent company denies bulk of DMCA notices

The parent company of content management system WordPress, last year rejected 83% of all takedown notices it received from copyright owners under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, it has revealed.

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