August 14, 2023 – Brittany Courville Posts Copyright-Infringing Image, Misrepresents YouTube Reporting
On August 14, 2023, Brittany Courville posted a tweet accusing me of abusing YouTube’s copyright reporting feature. The tweet included a copyrighted image of me, which she used without permission. I filed a takedown request with X, and they removed the image for copyright infringement.
Tweet:
“Bryan Scott Kuchar abuses @YouTube reporting feature and should have his account removed as a result.”
This tweet followed my successful DMCA takedown of a prior YouTube video Brittany had uploaded featuring my likeness without consent. That video—posted to her “Gorianna Music” channel—contained footage of me outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on November 12, 2021, the day Britney Spears’ conservatorship was terminated. I did not consent to being filmed and was approached unexpectedly while livestreaming. Her fiancé, Prem Benipal, followed me during the event and confronted me as I exited the courthouse.
The image Brittany used in the August 14 tweet had been previously posted publicly and indexed by Google. Below is that original photo, along with a screenshot confirming that X removed it following my report.
Image Originally Posted in Tweet (Indexed on Google):
X Copyright Takedown Confirmation:
Relevant NJ Legal Considerations:
- N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.1 – Cyber-Harassment
Publishing tweets with copyrighted images and false statements about abuse of reporting features may qualify as harassment, especially if the goal is to intimidate or embarrass. - Restatement (Second) of Torts § 652E – False Light
Publicly misrepresenting the nature and purpose of a lawful copyright takedown can place a person in a false light and cause reputational harm.
Screenshot of August 14, 2023 Tweet (in case removed):
Screenshots and records are included solely for documentation and timeline preservation purposes.
