Note that the DMCA is a US law, and online service providers located in other countries are under no obligation to honor
such takedown notices.
Canipre, already familiar with many of the site operators, knew how they preferred to receive
such takedown notices.
Not exact matches
Here's the link to this one, in case you want to do a DMCA
takedown notice or any
such thing.
While nothing has been explicitly confirmed (the third - party sites have said they're not allowed to comment publicly), there's a strong implication that Niantic and Nintendo served
such third - party sites with
takedown notices, an especially likely scenario given Niantic CEO John Hanke's on - record derision of
such sites.
Anyone «can» submit
such a
notice, the relevant issues would be (a) will it achieve the desired effect of
takedown and (b) will there be legal repercussions for submitting the
notice?
I'd characterize it as a «
notice and
takedown» system, like the U.S. DMCA, except applied to defamation, rather than a
notice and
notice system applied to copyright,
such as we have.
It's the reason why websites like YouTube can exist without being liable for damages, why
takedown notices can quickly remove pirated content (sometimes catching legitimate content in the crossfire), and why circumvention tools exist in
such a legal gray area.
However, the McCain campaign is saying
such videos fall under fair use, and contending that YouTube is complying too readily with undeserved
takedown notices.