I have received a DMCA request asking me to remove an image.
Now the question here isn't regarding the image, it's already been removed from my website (I was being lazy and copied it from a Google search).
The question is whether I am legally required to remove the image and what would happen if I ignored the request.
Please note the offending image isn't a person or adult related at all. It's simply a picture of something anyone could make in their kitchen in about 5 minutes.
Also, note the request refers to U.S. Copyright Law under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) however I am in the UK and the website location is also UK.
This is a copy of the email
Quote:
This letter is a Notice of Infringement as authorized in § 512(c) of the U.S. Copyright Law under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The infringing material appears on the Service for which you are the designated agent.
The disputed content is a photograph of mine.
My original, copyright-protected work is here:
xxxxxxxxxxxx.com
It appears here on your site: http://www.xxxxxxxxxxx.co.uk/xxxxx/x...xx-xxxxxxxxxx/
You have 48 hours to remove this stolen content from your site before being reported.
This current use is not authorized by myself, the copyright owner.
Thanks for your time,
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