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Air Force Sends DMCA Notices Over Recruiting Ad

Apparently, the Air Force is sending DMCA takedowns to websites, including YouTube, for hosting commercials designed to recruit tech-savvy youth into the military branch’s Cyber Command.This is even though federal government documents are not subject to copyright protection. And as Wired explains:

 Air Force marketing chief Keith Lebling, who sent us the spot in the first place, says any intellectual property claim should have gone through his office, and none did. 

Stop helping us recruit geeks!