I sent Google a DMCA notice to have content stolen from my site removed...they replied back like they were the internet police with the below email
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Thanks for reaching out to us.
Regarding the following URL:
http://lesfemmesdemesreves2.blogspot...ope-wells.html
We have received your DMCA complaint. It is unclear to us whether or not you are the authorized copyright agent for the content in question. Only the copyright owner or an authorized representative can file a DMCA Infringement Notice on his/her behalf. Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a product or activity is infringing your copyrights.
Under U.S. law, copyright in a photograph is generally owned by the photographer, unless the photographer took the photo as part of his responsibilities as an employee (in which case the image belongs to the employer), or the photographer entered into a written agreement to transfer the rights to the photograph to someone else. Therefore, a person who is the subject of a photograph is almost never the owner of the copyright in the image (unless the person has obtained the rights to the image in a written agreement).
If you still believe you are the copyright owner in this case, then please reply to this e-mail with documentation that confirms you are the rights holder for this content. Otherwise we cannot process your complaint, and you should have the copyright owner file a DMCA notice with us.
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I responded back with
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I am the copyright owner. These images were taken from my adult website ( www.landofvenus.com ) without my permission. I own all images and rights to the images/videos on my website.
you have received a valid DMCA notice from the copyright holder, If you fail to comply with the law we will take the appropriate legal action. No where in the law does it require us to provide you with any additional documentation. The Law requires that once you have been made aware of Infringement, it is your responsibility to remove the Infringing material as soon as you are aware of it.
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they responded
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Hello,
Thanks for reaching out to us.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have completed processing your infringement notice. We are in the process of disabling access to the content in question at the following URL(s):
http://lesfemmesdemesreves2.blogspot...ope-wells.html
The content will be removed shortly.
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Don't let companies like this (or anyone else) try and keep you from enforcing your Intellectual Property right.
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Thanks for reaching out to us.
Regarding the following URL:
http://lesfemmesdemesreves2.blogspot...ope-wells.html
We have received your DMCA complaint. It is unclear to us whether or not you are the authorized copyright agent for the content in question. Only the copyright owner or an authorized representative can file a DMCA Infringement Notice on his/her behalf. Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a product or activity is infringing your copyrights.
Under U.S. law, copyright in a photograph is generally owned by the photographer, unless the photographer took the photo as part of his responsibilities as an employee (in which case the image belongs to the employer), or the photographer entered into a written agreement to transfer the rights to the photograph to someone else. Therefore, a person who is the subject of a photograph is almost never the owner of the copyright in the image (unless the person has obtained the rights to the image in a written agreement).
If you still believe you are the copyright owner in this case, then please reply to this e-mail with documentation that confirms you are the rights holder for this content. Otherwise we cannot process your complaint, and you should have the copyright owner file a DMCA notice with us.
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I responded back with
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I am the copyright owner. These images were taken from my adult website ( www.landofvenus.com ) without my permission. I own all images and rights to the images/videos on my website.
you have received a valid DMCA notice from the copyright holder, If you fail to comply with the law we will take the appropriate legal action. No where in the law does it require us to provide you with any additional documentation. The Law requires that once you have been made aware of Infringement, it is your responsibility to remove the Infringing material as soon as you are aware of it.
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they responded
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Hello,
Thanks for reaching out to us.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have completed processing your infringement notice. We are in the process of disabling access to the content in question at the following URL(s):
http://lesfemmesdemesreves2.blogspot...ope-wells.html
The content will be removed shortly.
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Don't let companies like this (or anyone else) try and keep you from enforcing your Intellectual Property right.
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