In today’s CMU Daily we report on an interesting lawsuit filed against DistroKid in relation to an allegedly malicious copyright takedown notice. I’m not necessarily convinced by the actual legal arguments against DistroKid itself, but it still puts the spotlight on a definite issue. Digital services often end up becoming reluctant arbitrators when there are copyright disputes over content uploaded to their platforms – and that often disadvantages independent creators if and when mistaken or malicious takedowns are issued against them. Read my report on that litigation here.