Why were Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shashi Tharoor locked out, as per Twitter?

Last month, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were denied access to their Twitter accounts due to video Tweets that infringed on Sony Music Entertainment’s copyrighted works.

In response to questions about the lockout from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, Twitter explained that it had received DMCA complaints from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

According to Twitter’s copyright policy, the platform responds to copyright complaints filed under the United States’ Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

According to the microblogging site, Section 512 of the DMCA defines statutory requirements for reporting copyright infringement formally and provides advice on how an aggrieved person might appeal a removal by filing a compliant counter-notice.

The DMCA notification was sent to Tharoor in response to an alleged infringement of Boney M’s ‘Rasputin’ original work. The DMCA notification was sent to Prasad in response to an alleged infringement of AR Rahman’s original composition, ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam.’

After receiving the notices, Twitter said it followed its copyright policy. It temporarily locked the accounts and limited access to the allegedly infringing videos.

Twitter claimed the accounts were promptly unlocked after the account holders verified their comprehension of the platform’s copyright policy after receiving a copy of the DMCA notices through email.

Last month, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slammed Twitter for locking him out of his account and for its double standards.

Prasad stated at the India Global Forum a day ago that if Twitter could use the United States’ digital copyright legislation, it would also have to be aware of India’s copyright rules.

“A nice balance between the roles of big tech and democracy must be struck. You can’t say that an ex-parte review of US law will govern your entire position “he had stated

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