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DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google

September 30, 2009

Sender Information:
Magnolia
Sent by:
Web Sheriff

Recipient Information:

Google, Inc.

Mountain View, CA, USA

Sent via: email
Re: DMCA REQUEST - WORLD'S GREATEST DAD

  DMCA NOTIFICATION / ARTIST REQUEST  NOTE : AN ORIGINAL HARD-COPY SIGNATURE FOR WEB SHERIFF IS LODGED ON FILE WITH GOOGLE.
 
1. Rights Owner(s) : MAGNOLIA PICTURES

  2. Rights Agent : WEB SHERIFF  

3. Infringed Rights : COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, PERFORMERS & MORAL RIGHTS

  4. Infringed Artist(s) : N/A  

5. Infringed Title(s): WORLD’S GREATEST DAD  

6. Infringing Activity : COPYRIGHT / TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT FACILITATION   

7. Infringing Search Tag(s) :  (a) World’s Greatest Dad Download (b) World’s Greatest Dad Torrent  

8. Infringing Search Listing URL(s) :  (a) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=World’s+Greatest+Dad+Download&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi= (b) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=World’s+Greatest+Dad+Torrent&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=  

9. Infringing Site Location(s) :  (a) http://moviewatchlist.com/movie-world%2527s_greatest_dad http://www.divxturka.net/2008-2009-movies/299761-worlds-greatest-dad-2009-dvdrip.html http://tafoukte.ma/blog/index.php/a/2009/09/09/worlds_greatest_dad_2009_ppvrip_x264 http://www.filestube.com/w/worlds+greatest+dad http://www.freshwap.net/forums/movies/308776-worlds-greatest-dad-2009-dvdrip.html http://hotfilms.org/movies/worlds-greatest-dad-2009-ppvrip-evo-751328.html http://www.torrentz.com/8dbd00b9b7bd268695c6dabb8fce02f847d339ad http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5058644/Worlds_Greatest_Dad-2009_Avi__PPVRip-EVO http://www.seedpeer.com/details/2511762/World's-Greatest-Dad-2009-DVIX-ts-hq-roses.html http://torrentdownloads.net/torrent/1376115/World's+Greatest+Dad(2009)%5Bdvdrip%5D%5BAhashare%5D http://www.onlytorrents.com/torrent/extratorrent-com-worlds-greatest-dad-2009-ppvrip-trp-sb0:b2bf3a27314cd54a257d760c193d537484410f16 http://www.monova.org/details/3111814/WORLD'S%20GREATEST%20DAD(2009)%5BDVDRIP%5D%09.html http://www.yourbittorrent.com/torrent/447820/World's.Greatest.Dad.2009.DVDRip.html http://www.fulldls.com/torrent-movies-1915958.html http://www.btscene.com/details/1757959/ http://www.torrentzap.com/torrent/680628/World's+Greatest+Dad+2009+DVDRip%5Bwww.ilovetorrents.com%5D http://extratorrent.com/search/?search=worlds%20Greatest%20Dad http://www.bitenova.nl/det/mifs4 http://www.torrenthound.com/hash/8dbd00b9b7bd268695c6dabb8fce02f847d339ad/torrent-info/World-s-Greatest-Dad-2009-DVDRip http://btjunkie.org/torrent/World-s-Greatest-Dad-2009-dvdrip-Ahashare/37368dbd00b9b7bd268695c6dabb8fce02f847d339ad  (b) http://www.freshwap.net/forums/movies/308776-worlds-greatest-dad-2009-dvdrip.html http://www.legendarydevils.com/online-movies/974989-worlds-greatest-dad-2009-a.html http://btjunkie.org/torrent/World-s-Greatest-Dad-2009-dvdrip/40328dbd00b9b7bd268695c6dabb8fce02f847d339ad http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5087407/World_s_Greatest_Dad(2009)%5Bdvdrip%5D http://www.torrentz.com/ce3e6c9cfa6af63de5dea2ad4c0db6f020dc0278 http://www.torrentz.com/8dbd00b9b7bd268695c6dabb8fce02f847d339ad http://torrentdownloads.net/torrent/1376115/World's+Greatest+Dad(2009)%5Bdvdrip%5D%5BAhashare%5D http://www.torrentroom.com/torrent/2083676-World-039-s-Greatest-Dad-2009-HDTV-Xvid-SER.html http://www.nowtorrents.com/torrents/worlds-greatest-dad-dvd.html http://www.monova.org/details/3111814/WORLD'S%20GREATEST%20DAD(2009)%5BDVDRIP%5D%09.html http://www.torrenthound.com/hash/78d2d2d306356a01a14d437a746797ca23e881cb/torrent-info/Worlds-Greatest-Dad-PPVRip-DEViSE-Kingdom-KvCD-By-Scratchy http://www.fulldls.com/torrent-movies-1887587.html http://www.seedpeer.com/details/2486473/World's-Greatest-Dad-2009-xvid-DvDrip-HQ-ts-CC-MAYA.html http://www.torrentroom.com/torrent/2165978-World-039-s-Greatest-Dad-2009-DVDRip.html http://www.btscene.com/details/1765369/ http://www.btmon.com/Video/Movies/Worlds_Greatest_Dad_PPVRip_XviD-DEViSE_No_Rars.torrent.html http://www.torrentzap.com/torrent/656551/Worlds+Greatest+Dad(2009)%5Bdvdrip%5D http://www.monova.org/details/3028677/WORLD'S%20GREATEST%20DAD%202009%20PPVRIP%20TRP-SB0%09.html http://www.ahashare.com/torrents-details.php?id=21897 http://www.h33t.com/details.php?id=2d931ef44601b66f035647ca033eee1ff35ee4c3 http://tracker.btarena.org/torrents-details.php?id=37889 http://www.torrentdownloads.net/torrent/1403856/World's+Greatest+Dad+2009+DVDRip%5B http://www.bitenova.nl/det/f821f

  10. DMCA Request : Please remove Infringing Site Location(s) from Infringing Search Listing URL(s) ASAP : thank you  

11.

Signature :  “I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials I will submit via email and allege to be infringing are not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”   “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information I submit in each and every notification I will send to Google will be accurate and that I will be at the time of notification the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.”

[private]for and on
behalf of WEB SHERIFF 'Argentum' [private]
United Kingdom Tel 44[private]
websheriff@websheriff.com (Signed as Duly Authorized Rights Agent of the
Rights Owner(s) Specified Herein)

Note 1 : The information in the
notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, Web Sheriff is
authorized to act on behalf of the exclusive owner of the rights alleged
to have been infringed in this Notification. Both Web Sheriff and the
Rights Owner specified herein have a good faith belief that the
infringing party specified above has no right or entitlement to exploit
the Infringed Rights specified herein.

Note 2 : This DMCA request is
issued without prejudice to all of our client's accumulated, worldwide
rights in relation to the infringements specified herein - including,
but not limited to, the right to seek injunctive relief, the right to
sue for damages and the right to seek criminal prosecutions all of which
rights are hereby reserved in full. Web Sheriff Ltd Co.No. 4093131 Reg'd
in England & Wales London Office Argentum [private] Reg'd Office Aurum[private]

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FAQ: Questions and Answers

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Question: Why does a search engine get DMCA takedown notices for materials in its search listings?
Answer: Many copyright claimants are making complaints under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Section 512(d), a safe-harbor for providers of "information location tools." These safe harbors give providers immunity from liability for users' possible copyright infringement -- if they "expeditiously" remove material when they get complaints. Whether or not the provider would have been liable for infringement by users' materials it links to, the provider can avoid the possibility of a lawsuit for money damages by following the DMCA's takedown procedure when it gets a complaint. The person whose information was removed can file a counter-notification if he or she believes the complaint was erroneous.
Question: What does a service provider have to do in order to qualify for safe harbor protection?

Answer: In addition to informing its customers of its policies (discussed above), a service provider must follow the proper notice and takedown procedures (discussed above) and also meet several other requirements in order to qualify for exemption under the safe harbor provisions.

In order to facilitate the notification process in cases of infringement, ISPs which allow users to store information on their networks, such as a web hosting service, must designate an agent that will receive the notices from copyright owners that its network contains material which infringes their intellectual property rights. The service provider must then notify the Copyright Office of the agent's name and address and make that information publicly available on its web site. [512(c)(2)]
Finally, the service provider must not have knowledge that the material or activity is infringing or of the fact that the infringing material exists on its network. [512(c)(1)(A)], [512(d)(1)(A)]. If it does discover such material before being contacted by the copyright owners, it is instructed to remove, or disable access to, the material itself. [512(c)(1)(A)(iii)], [512(d)(1)(C)]. The service provider must not gain any financial benefit that is attributable to the infringing material. [512(c)(1)(B)], [512(d)(2)].

Question: What are the provisions of 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3) & 512(d)(3)?
Answer: Section 512(c)(3) sets out the elements for notification under the DMCA. Subsection A (17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3)(A)) states that to be effective a notification must include: 1) a physical/electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the infringed right; 2) identification of the copyrighted works claimed to have been infringed; 3) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed; 4) information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party (e.g., the address, telephone number, or email address); 5) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner; and 6) a statement that information in the complaint is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner. Subsection B (17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3)(B)) states that if the complaining party does not substantially comply with these requirements the notice will not serve as actual notice for the purpose of Section 512.
Section 512(d)(3), which applies to "information location tools" such as search engines and directories, incorporates the above requirements; however, instead of the identification of the allegedly infringing material, the notification must identify the reference or link to the material claimed to be infringing.

Question: Does a service provider have to follow the safe harbor procedures?
Answer: No. An ISP may choose not to follow the DMCA takedown process, and do without the safe harbor. If it would not be liable under pre-DMCA copyright law (for example, because it is not contributorily or vicariously liable, or because there is no underlying copyright infringement), it can still raise those same defenses if it is sued.

Question: How do I file a DMCA counter-notice?
Answer: If you believe your material was removed because of mistake or misidentification, you can file a "counter notification" asking the service provider to put it back up. Chilling Effects offers a form to build your own counter-notice.

For more information on the DMCA Safe Harbors, see the FAQs on DMCA Safe Harbor. For more information on Copyright and defenses to copyright infringement, see Copyright.

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