Copyright Abuse

You know that hilarious "Hitler Finds Out About Michael Jackson's Death" video that Westchester Live posted last year? It's been removed from YouTube because the producer of the original film, Downfall, has claimed copyright infringement. In fact, all of the "Hitler Finds Out About…" parodies have been removed for the same reason. YouTube's policy is to remove anything that someone claims to own the copyright of.

There's only one problem. Parody, of which all of these videos are, is generally protected from infringement claims by the Fair Use clause (section 107) of the Copyright Act. So shouldn't YouTube require proof of infringement before removing videos?

Just askin'.