Twitter complies with takedown request of parody image after Wonga complains
Twitter user @Brandy_Snap has seen a parody picture which she put on Twitter taken down, after the offended party – Wonga – complained that the logo was used without consent.The image, which can be seen below, was created by the user months ago as part of a product placement challenge by The Poke.
This is the Hogarth satire that WONGA had TWITTER take down. Under the pretext of copyright. This is only the start. pic.twitter.com/YKnrMXCfbw
— Brandy Snap (@Brandy_Snap) April 11, 2014Despite the fact that parody is allowed as a fair use of a logo in both the UK and US (20c of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act – the act referenced as the reason why the content should be removed), Twitter has complied with the notice, and the tweet was removed.The user says that she was only made aware of the move through an email from Twitter.WONGA force TWITTER to takedown critical satire material of them. Pls look at timeline for the banned pastiche. pic.twitter.com/mKqTzJX5Pf
— Brandy Snap (@Brandy_Snap) April 11, 2014
@Rowland72James Bless you. Here's the start of the takedown notification - citing your RT. Be proud!! =] pic.twitter.com/TnZyaTukvS
— Brandy Snap (@Brandy_Snap) April 11, 2014