About the original article
Our 2014 article introduced ChillingEffects links shown alongside Google search-removal notices. This revision separates that historical context from the project’s current identity.
From ChillingEffects to Lumen
ChillingEffects collected legal complaints concerning online expression. The project is now known as Lumen. The Berkman Klein Center at Harvard describes it as a research project collecting and analyzing requests to remove online material. The original article’s description of the site as operated solely by the EFF was incomplete and has been replaced.
What a complaint record tells you
A published complaint can help identify the sender, affected URLs, and allegations. Publication is not a court ruling that the allegations are correct. A URL appearing in a record does not, by itself, establish infringement or prove that a file was removed.
Search delisting is different from removal at the source
A search service may delist a page while the original page or file remains available. Rights holders should record search results, linking pages, and file-host URLs as separate targets.
See the historical Oboom search-results example and our guide to preparing a DMCA notice.
Reference: Google’s copyright reporting guidance. Old individual complaints may no longer be available at their original URLs.