Stop Content Theft

gonzo · 04-13-2005

Next time a 'roid boy steals some of your content....after your done busting them out on Oprano get them [and their resource board] shut down at the host level.

Sample form to Fax,email mail to the host can be found here....
http://www.seologic.com/worddoc/dmca-altavista.doc

This was intended to be sent to Alta Vista but with a little editing will suffice to send to a host as well Id think.

DCMA act for your reading pleasure
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

Anybody got a better form letter to send?

Trev · 04-13-2005

Are you still allowed to taunt though

Hell Puppy · 04-14-2005

We've done a bunch of 'em, never canned though. Different hosts want different things, plus you always have to describe the location, etc.

The two most frequent violators are people on Yahoo (geocities, etc) and MSN (msn groups, etc), both of them are quick to yank the offending site offline once you get the letter in the hands of their lawyers.

DMCA requires you hit the following points though:

1) Signature of the owner of the copyright, or an authorized representative. Some will settle for "electronic", most will accept fax, a few will require wet signature be mailed.

2) Description of the work.

3) Description of the location of the violation.

4) Full contact info for yourself.

5) Statement that the use is NOT authorized by the content owner.

6) Statement that everything you stated above is true and accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the content owner if it is not yourself.

Grump · 04-14-2005

One way to deal with stubborn or non compliant hosts is to send the notice to their providers. Going upstream can result in very quick responses.

04-13-2005	#1
gonzo Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta,Ga. Posts: 17,795 Blog Entries: 11	Next time a 'roid boy steals some of your content....after your done busting them out on Oprano get them [and their resource board] shut down at the host level. Sample form to Fax,email mail to the host can be found here.... http://www.seologic.com/worddoc/dmca-altavista.doc This was intended to be sent to Alta Vista but with a little editing will suffice to send to a host as well Id think. DCMA act for your reading pleasure http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf Anybody got a better form letter to send? __________________ We are putting the bastards of this world on notice; greed and corruption will always be met with "a voice made of ink and rage." "Never try and be like anyone else" - Hunter S. Thompson "The truth is the truth no matter how you try and package a lie" - Shellee Hale

04-13-2005	#2
Trev Cunty Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,150	Are you still allowed to taunt though __________________ Sucks to be you.

04-14-2005	#3
Hell Puppy Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,523	We've done a bunch of 'em, never canned though. Different hosts want different things, plus you always have to describe the location, etc. The two most frequent violators are people on Yahoo (geocities, etc) and MSN (msn groups, etc), both of them are quick to yank the offending site offline once you get the letter in the hands of their lawyers. DMCA requires you hit the following points though: 1) Signature of the owner of the copyright, or an authorized representative. Some will settle for "electronic", most will accept fax, a few will require wet signature be mailed. 2) Description of the work. 3) Description of the location of the violation. 4) Full contact info for yourself. 5) Statement that the use is NOT authorized by the content owner. 6) Statement that everything you stated above is true and accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the content owner if it is not yourself.

04-14-2005	#4
Grump Buys wine at Publix! Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 170	One way to deal with stubborn or non compliant hosts is to send the notice to their providers. Going upstream can result in very quick responses.