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After filing a lawsuit against the creator of the DubTown Lego stop motion series, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, has yet more alleged infringers in its sights. In addition to targeting more YouTube users, Watch Tower is attempting to find out the identities of people posting its songs to Facebook.
Like any creator of owner of original content, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, enjoys protections under law to prevent infringement.
As the owner of various copyright-protected works, including many registered at the US Copyright Office, the group is allowed to send DMCA takedown notices to have content removed from online platforms. As the law requires, platforms like YouTube comply with these requests but it appears that is just not enough for Watch Tower.