Archive for the ‘DMCA’ Category

When NOT to File a DMCA Notice

By Jonathan Bailey • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

The DMCA is a powerful tool, but sometimes it is not the right tool for the job. Here are some examples.



Draft Fair Syndication Guidelines Unveiled

By Jonathan Bailey • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, News

The Fair Syndication Consortium has released its draft guidelines for operation. But how viable are the?



Some Friendly Advice for Second Life Creators

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

Second Life has a lot to teach content creators on the Web about how to protect their work, but can the Web provide some clues back?



Emailing a DMCA Notice to Linden Lab

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 6th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life, is no stranger to DMCA controversy, but there may be a way to send a notice via email and avoid many of the headaches.



Elaine Scott’s Copyright Folly

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 2nd, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, News, Punditry

Elaine Scott is suing Scribd. However, her copyright folly could make it harder for you to protect your own work in the future.



Google’s Blogger Changes DMCA Procedure

By Jonathan Bailey • Aug 26th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

Google’s Blogger service is changing their DMCA practice to improve their handling of takedown notices. But will the changes work?



How to Report Abuse to WordPress.com

By Jonathan Bailey • Aug 18th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

If you’ve ever need to report abuse to WordPress.com admins, a new post by myself on Lorelle on WordPress will help you get the resolution that you want.



Top 5 DMCA Mistakes

By Jonathan Bailey • Aug 6th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

Filing a DMCA takedown is no simple process. But here are the five most common pitfalls to avoid if you want it to be successful.



6 Steps to Find a Host’s DMCA Contact

By Jonathan Bailey • Jul 16th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

Once you’ve found an infringer and identified their host, the real quest often begins. Finding out who to contact can be the hardest part of all.



Bing and the DMCA

By Jonathan Bailey • Jun 2nd, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, Products, TOS Showdown

Microsoft may have christened a brand new search engine, but its DMCA policy is a simple repeat of the one it had before.