"Takedown notices" refer to legal requests sent to internet platforms to remove or disable certain content. These notices are typically sent by copyright holders or individuals claiming their rights have been infringed upon.
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And, further, there is a contact form for trademark holders to send
DMCA takedown notices for their work.
He and the download mirrors received DMCA
takedown notices for the original file, which they have complied with.
Last week, two prominent creators of Street Fighter nude mods and costume mods said they
received takedown notices from Capcom.
Blizzard issued DMCA
takedown notices on porn sites such as pornhub to have any porno featuring the characters from Overwatch removed.
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.
A Twitter spokesman said the company couldn't discuss events involving individual accounts, but confirmed that the NFL had sent
takedown notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
The EFF sent a letter to YouTube asking that it immediately review users» protests about unfair copyright claims on their videos and restore videos that are clear cases of fair use, and to review all
later takedown notices sent to that same account.
Thanks for pointing me out to that other website that had stolen my content — I've filed a
DCMA takedown notice on them
An organization that files DMCA
takedown notices against legitimate content without checking too closely wouldn't be liable for any damages.
Canipre, already familiar with many of the site operators, knew how they preferred to receive
such takedown notices.
It's quite possible that we will issue
takedown notices much later than an initial posting, just because we may notice an area of legal infringement at any time.
The digital rights advocacy group also sent a letter to TV networks asking them to stop sending
bogus takedown notices for election - related videos.
On Monday, an entity acting on behalf of the NFL — NetResult Solutions, a rights - management company owned by information giant Thomson Reuters — sent
multiple takedown notices to Twitter about clips that the sports site Deadspin shared through its Twitter account.
Five years ago the search engine received «only» ten million
takedown notices during the entire year, but today it processes the same amount in less than three days.
DMCA
takedown notices only apply to the sites that are actually hosting the file and only to the specific file.
Microsoft issued DMCA
takedown notices back when illicit copies of Halo Online first began circulating during and after its development.
The game was immediately replaced with a «Full
Screen Takedown Notice» page, and the project has been dead ever since.
Software will alert legal plan customers and providers of copyright and trademark infringements and
generate takedown notices automatically.
If anything, these lawsuits and
takedown notices appear to deter that progress that is otherwise suggested by the sharing that is going on.
follow the law as written and file a
valid takedown notice, and then hire a lawyer when they don't don't comply with the rules written in 17 U.S.C. § 512
Is a website more likely to respond to a DMCA
takedown notice if the notice comes from within the United States?
At the same time this means that illegal content with a correct DMCA
takedown notice stays up longer than it should, so should someone decide to sue for copyright infringement, you are on the hook as well.
The DMCA's safe harbor and
takedown notice provisions have shaped the evolution of the web we have today, making it possible for services like YouTube to exist without becoming sued into the ground as a result of their users» actions.
Such incidents suggest that large organizations are filing
takedown notices en masse based on algorithms, catching legitimate content in the crossfire.
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.
If the person who filed the
original takedown notice takes no further action (such as requesting an injunction in court), the work taken down can be restored after 10 business days.
However, the McCain campaign is saying such videos fall under fair use, and contending that YouTube is complying too readily with
undeserved takedown notices.
Both the McCain and the Obama campaign have had their videos removed by YouTube after news organizations complained
via takedown notice that their broadcasters» images and words are being used for political purposes.
Specifically it asked YouTube to «commit to a full legal review» upon receipt of
takedown notices pertaining to videos posted by political candidates and campaigns.
The Kodi team, operated by the XBMC Foundation, actively tries to distance itself from piracy, issuing
trademark takedown notices to those who sell piracy - configured Kodi boxes.
The use
of takedown notices has not historically had much success and comes with some perils as well, especially when applied in the United States.
YouTube quickly takes videos offline after
receiving takedown notices, however, it does allow video uploaders to file counternotices.
TorrentFreak also noted that Spotify sent a
copyright takedown notice to the computer - code repository Github, demanding that it remove a Spotify mod called «Dogfood» that removes ads from the listening experience.
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.
It's quite possible that we will issue
takedown notices much later than an initial posting, just because we may notice an area of legal infringement at any time.