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Originally Posted by Mutt
no, that's the only one i haven't - good idea.
they think they can make up their own rules - they want a scanned letter with letterhead - an electronic signature - it enfuriates me that these theives who are stealing from me have the balls to make me dance like a monkey just to stop them from stealing.
I came across a new filehost today with an affiliate program setup that will blow your mind.
Hotfile and Rapidshare as much as I hate them run their businesses in tight accordance with the DMCA. Files come down fast with a simple DMCA notice via email Now you have all these new ones popping up who have no attorneys or understanding of the DMCA and think anything goes.
And of course shady porn webmasters are now getting into this game - checked out the portfolio of an adult web designer I wanted to use and what did I see - new designs for file hosting companies.
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Technically they have every right to ask you for proof, and to be honest the only certain way you are serving someone with a DMCA complaint is with a certified letter. Paper trails > email trails.
And to be honest
http://www.copyright.gov/l You need to send the DMCA complaint to a registered copyright agent for that host/organization. If they are not listed and having a registered agent then well. They can be in some trouble.
EDIT:
http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/list/index.html is the proper url