I’ve sent hundreds of takedown notices and seen a wide variety of replies, but Joyent has taken the cake by not just failing to act, but actively defending a potential spam blogger.
Category Archives: Villains
Update: PhotoBucket Responds
After nearly two weeks of silence, PhotoBucket has responded to the controversies surrounding its service. However, the reply is not likely to put anyone at ease.
Xanga.com: The Conclusion
I reported a little over a week ago that I had, after over a month of trying, finally received a positive word back from Xanga. A few days ago, I confirmed that all infringing links I had discovered up to that point had been shut down and the matter was resolved. Interested in improving relations…
Xanga Update: Xanga Responds
Over a month after my ordeal with Xanga began, it appears to be coming to a close. Yesterday, shortly after noon, I received confirmation that at least one of my DMCA notices to Xanga had arrived. Just a few hours ago I received an email from Xanga, my first contact from an employee there, saying…
A Brief Xanga Update
Briefly, I just wanted to follow up on my previous Xanga posts. As many of you may recall, previously wrote about my difficulties in getting Xanga to remove copyrighted works. Then, a few days later. I followed up with a post about their late and useless reply. On Monday, April 17, 2006 I sent two…
Update: Xanga Responds, Sort Of…
Previously I reported on Xanga’s abysmal handling of copyright complaints and stonewalling of copyright holders. Today, April 7, I got my first reply back from Xanga and was shocked at what I found. The message was a reply back to the follow up letter I had sent on March 22. The letter, which is already over two weeks old, was a follow up to the five DMCA notices…
Xanga.com: A Plagiarism Nightmare?
(Personal note: Before I begin this, I want to make it clear I that I get no satisfaction from making this report and I realize that most users of this site are legitimate. Personally, I hate giving out "villain" ratings to companies as I am loathe to think of anyone could knowingly work against artists…
Myspace: A Place for Plagiarism (Part Two)
This article continues where the first one left off. If you haven’t read that article, which was posted yesterday, March 16, I strongly encourage you to start with it. Why Myspace if Vulnerable First off, in fairness to Myspace, they do comply fully with the DMCA and they are not the only such site out…
Myspace: A Place for Plagiarism? (Part one)
I’ve spent much of the past day catching up on protecting my own works and handling incidents of plagiarism involving them. I have handled, literally, dozens of cases in the last 24 hours and have many more to do. However, during all of this, I began to notice a new trend in online plagiarism, It…
Update: OpenDiary.com Responds 2
This is just a quick note to let everyone know that I have updated the previous article about OpenDiary.com with information from an email I received from the site’s administrator. The news on that front is very good and, though I’m reserving judgment until I see action on their part, I’m hopeful that they are…
Category Archives: Villains
The Worst DMCA Response I’ve Seen
I’ve sent hundreds of takedown notices and seen a wide variety of replies, but Joyent has taken the cake by not just failing to act, but actively defending a potential spam blogger.
Update: PhotoBucket Responds
After nearly two weeks of silence, PhotoBucket has responded to the controversies surrounding its service. However, the reply is not likely to put anyone at ease.
Xanga.com: The Conclusion
I reported a little over a week ago that I had, after over a month of trying, finally received a positive word back from Xanga. A few days ago, I confirmed that all infringing links I had discovered up to that point had been shut down and the matter was resolved. Interested in improving relations…
Xanga Update: Xanga Responds
Over a month after my ordeal with Xanga began, it appears to be coming to a close. Yesterday, shortly after noon, I received confirmation that at least one of my DMCA notices to Xanga had arrived. Just a few hours ago I received an email from Xanga, my first contact from an employee there, saying…
A Brief Xanga Update
Briefly, I just wanted to follow up on my previous Xanga posts. As many of you may recall, previously wrote about my difficulties in getting Xanga to remove copyrighted works. Then, a few days later. I followed up with a post about their late and useless reply. On Monday, April 17, 2006 I sent two…
Update: Xanga Responds, Sort Of…
Previously I reported on Xanga’s abysmal handling of copyright complaints and stonewalling of copyright holders. Today, April 7, I got my first reply back from Xanga and was shocked at what I found. The message was a reply back to the follow up letter I had sent on March 22. The letter, which is already over two weeks old, was a follow up to the five DMCA notices…
Xanga.com: A Plagiarism Nightmare?
(Personal note: Before I begin this, I want to make it clear I that I get no satisfaction from making this report and I realize that most users of this site are legitimate. Personally, I hate giving out "villain" ratings to companies as I am loathe to think of anyone could knowingly work against artists…
Myspace: A Place for Plagiarism (Part Two)
This article continues where the first one left off. If you haven’t read that article, which was posted yesterday, March 16, I strongly encourage you to start with it. Why Myspace if Vulnerable First off, in fairness to Myspace, they do comply fully with the DMCA and they are not the only such site out…
Myspace: A Place for Plagiarism? (Part one)
I’ve spent much of the past day catching up on protecting my own works and handling incidents of plagiarism involving them. I have handled, literally, dozens of cases in the last 24 hours and have many more to do. However, during all of this, I began to notice a new trend in online plagiarism, It…
Update: OpenDiary.com Responds 2
This is just a quick note to let everyone know that I have updated the previous article about OpenDiary.com with information from an email I received from the site’s administrator. The news on that front is very good and, though I’m reserving judgment until I see action on their part, I’m hopeful that they are…
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