This week Twitter released its “Transparency Report,” which provides a snapshot of government requests for information and content removal – i.e., the Big Brother Report – as well as copyright takedown notices issued to the social media giant pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Although government practices that may or may not be deemed to intrude into individual rights, freedoms and privacy may well pique the interest of some, we’ll sidestep that foray into debate-laden and politically charged waters and look at the relatively safe harbor (pun intended, see below) of copyright takedown notices and results reported.