Repeat Senders

Chilling Effects receives notices from several sources, but lately, the largest sources have been Internet hosts and search engines who pass on the they receive and respond to: Google, Yahoo, Digg, and most recently, Twitter. (Combined DMCA takedowns totaled 11,500 between Jan 1 and Dec 15, 2010)In that mix, we see some frequent users of the DMCA takedown process, companies and individuals who have sent multiple notices requesting removal of content -- or links to content -- they allege infringes their copyrights. We have also seen the rise of takedown agents, entities who send notices on behalf of one or more clients. The list below shows the 20 most frequent sender-principals from 2010, and the 10 most frequent agents.Principals:

number Sender: type1272 IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry): music303 Clube do Hardware: articles299 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation: film257 MAGNOLIA PICTURES INC.: film230 APCM - AssociaЗ╞o Anti Pirataria de Cinema e Musica: music221 Removeyourcontent, LLC: images and video (adult content)203 RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America): music166 Autodata Limited: technical manuals158 Folkert Knieper: recipe photographs122 Product Partners, LLC / Beachbody: fitness DVDs117 SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT / EPIC RECORDS / ESTATE OF MICHAEL JACKSON: music106 Stones Throw Records LLC: music92 Chappell & Co: music88 Microsoft Corporation: software and instructional material88 Globo ComunicaЗ╞o e ParticipaЗфes S/A: video85 The New York Times: articles84 Deckers Outdoor Corporation (UGG Australia): images of UGG boots82 Vivid Entertainment Group, LLC: video (adult content)81 Digiturk: TV81 The NBA - National Basketball Association: video streams Agents: Removeyourcontent, LLC Web Sheriff RipBlock Antipiracy NetResult Attributor Corporation French Solutions Ltd. Internet Copyright Management ebay_wise MiMTiD Corp. Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. While the mix changes over time, the most frequent senders of DMCA takedown notices remain the music industry, whose institutional members have sent a combined total averaging roughly 5 takedowns a day.