Copyright angle? 1,219 counterfeit goods websites shut down...

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  • Socks
    Confirmed User
    • May 2002
    • 8475
    #1

    Copyright angle? 1,219 counterfeit goods websites shut down...

    http://www.techradar.com/news/intern...ebsites-656437

    That story got me thinking.. If they can shut down 1,200 websites that are selling non-genuine goods, or failure to deliver goods.. Could a good lawyer make a case that a full length video sold by a website has been "counterfeited" by the re-encoding process at lower quality, and given away, thus de-valuing the copyright owners original works? The quality isn't the same, it's a copy.. Same as a fake Gucci purse no?

    And it seems they went to a few departments in a government, rather than some national shit. 1,200 websites shut down, that's pretty big.
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    • »Rob Content«
      Confirmed User
      • Dec 2006
      • 4348
      #2
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        • Shap
          Confirmed User
          • May 2001
          • 8313
          #3
          Originally posted by Socks
          http://www.techradar.com/news/intern...ebsites-656437

          That story got me thinking.. If they can shut down 1,200 websites that are selling non-genuine goods, or failure to deliver goods.. Could a good lawyer make a case that a full length video sold by a website has been "counterfeited" by the re-encoding process at lower quality, and given away, thus de-valuing the copyright owners original works? The quality isn't the same, it's a copy.. Same as a fake Gucci purse no?

          And it seems they went to a few departments in a government, rather than some national shit. 1,200 websites shut down, that's pretty big.
          Interesting thought.

          Btw What's up Socks! It's been a while.

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            • rowan
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Mar 2002
              • 17393
              #4
              Could work, but after reading the article I'd say they were shut down because of fraud. The sites took CC details but never delivered the products ordered.

              Putting it simply, a scammed consumer is more important than a webmaster who's had their content stolen.

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                • pornlaw
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 1902
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Socks
                  http://www.techradar.com/news/intern...ebsites-656437

                  That story got me thinking.. If they can shut down 1,200 websites that are selling non-genuine goods, or failure to deliver goods.. Could a good lawyer make a case that a full length video sold by a website has been "counterfeited" by the re-encoding process at lower quality, and given away, thus de-valuing the copyright owners original works? The quality isn't the same, it's a copy.. Same as a fake Gucci purse no?

                  And it seems they went to a few departments in a government, rather than some national shit. 1,200 websites shut down, that's pretty big.
                  Not the same... Different issue. This is really a TM issue not a copyright issue.

                  Passing off is a TM issue. TM is much stronger than copyright protections. Everyone should have their logo TMed and then watermarked on every video.

                  Perhaps then it would work.
                  Michael

                  www.AdultBizLaw.com

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                    • fatfoo
                      ICQ:649699063
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 27763
                      #6
                      Counterfeit goods - what a crime. Thanks for posting, Socks.
                      Send me an email: [email protected]

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                        • Iron Fist
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Dec 2006
                          • 23400
                          #7
                          Don't fuck around with the credit card companies... they will fuck you in the ass. Hard.
                          i like waffles

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