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DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google

April 09, 2014

Sender Information:
Stackhouse Music Management Ltd
Sent by: [Private]
MUSO.com Anti-piracy
GB

Recipient Information:
[Private]
Google, Inc.
Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA

Sent via: online form
Re: Websearch Infringement Notification via Online Form Complaint

Google DMCA Form: Infringement Notification for Web Search

Contact Information
Name: [redacted]
Company Name: MUSO.com Anti-piracy
Copyright holder: Stackhouse Music Management Ltd
Country/Region: GB

YOUR COPYRIGHTED WORK

Allegedly infringing URLs:
0. http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=Gorgon+City+Thor
1. http://www.stafaband.info/download/mp3/lagu_gorgon_city_thor/
2. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-thor/7/1.html
3. http://mp3bi.com/gorgon-city-thor/
4. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?safe=on&t=Gorgon+City+Thor
5. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-thor/2/1.html
6. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-thor/8/1.html
7. http://www.seedpeer.me/usenet.php?search=gorgon+city+thor
8. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/Gorgon+City+Thor/1/1.html
9. http://get-tune.net/?a=music&q=Gorgon%20City%20Thor
10. http://muzofon.com/search/Thor%20Explicit%20Gorgon%20City
11. http://www.mp3rhino.com/gorgon-city-thor-mp3-download.html
12. http://www.torrentbit.net/click/32/?torrent=Gorgon+City+Thor
13. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-thor/3/1.html
14. http://mp3plate.com/music/Gorgon_City_%EF%BF%BD_Thor_(Original_Mix).html
15. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+thor.html?size=1
16. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-thor/1/1.html
17. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+thor.html?size=2
18. http://abmp3.com/mp3/gorgon-city-thor.html
19. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+thor.html?size=3
20. http://mp3strip.com/mp3/Gorgon-City---Thor-mp3-download.html
21. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+thor.html?size=4
22. http://torrent.dl4all.com/search/Gorgon%20City%20Thor.html
23. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+thor.html?size=5
24. http://www.seedpeer.me/searchfeed/gorgon+city+thor.xml
25. http://www.monova.org/search.php?term=Gorgon+City+Thor
26. http://zmp3skull.com/mp3/nkW8LiGO/gorgon-city-athena-black-song-download/
27. http://mp3vip.org/music/Gorgon+City+Thor
28. http://mp3class.com/mp3-Gorgon+City+-+Thor+(Explicit).html
29. http://www.torrentbit.net/click/31/?torrent=Gorgon+City+Thor
30. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?safe=off&t=Gorgon+City+Thor
31. http://yourbittorrent.com/?q=Gorgon+City+Thor
32. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-thor/4/1.html
33. http://torrentproject.com/?t=Gorgon+City+Thor
34. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/Gorgon%20City%20Thor
35. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?t=Gorgon+City+Thor
36. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-thor/6/1.html
37. http://filetram.com/Gorgon+City+Thor
38. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-thor/5/1.html
39. http://mp3fox.net/search-gorgon-city-thor.html

Allegedly infringing URLs:
0. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?safe=on&t=Gorgon+City+Athena
1. http://filetram.com/gorgon-city-athena
2. http://yourbittorrent.com/?q=Gorgon+City+Athena
3. http://torrentproject.com/?t=Gorgon+City+Athena
4. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-athena/1/1.html
5. http://filetram.com/video/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
6. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-athena/4/1.html
7. http://filetram.com/zippyshare/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
8. http://filetram.com/filedropper/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
9. http://filetram.com/filefactory/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
10. http://filetram.com/turbobit/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
11. http://filetram.com/2shared/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
12. http://filetram.com/share-online/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
13. http://www.torrentdownloads.me/rss.xml?type=search&search=Gorgon+City+Athena
14. http://filetram.com/ziddu/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
15. http://www.seedpeer.me/usenet.php?search=gorgon+city+athena
16. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-athena/7/1.html
17. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-athena/5/1.html
18. http://filetram.com/freakshare/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
19. http://filetram.com/rapidshare/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
20. http://www.seedpeer.me/searchfeed/gorgon+city+athena.xml
21. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+athena.html?size=5
22. http://filetram.com/fileden/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
23. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+athena.html?size=3
24. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+athena.html?size=4
25. http://www.torrentbit.net/click/31/?torrent=Gorgon+City+Athena
26. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+athena.html?size=1
27. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+athena.html?size=2
28. http://filetram.com/books/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
29. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?safe=off&t=Gorgon+City+Athena
30. http://filetram.com/sendspace/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
31. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena
32. http://filetram.com/furk/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
33. http://filetram.com/box/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
34. http://filetram.com/goldfile/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
35. http://filetram.com/uploading/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
36. http://filetram.com/2-0/gorgon-city-athena
37. http://filetram.com/premium/gorgon-city-athena
38. http://filetram.com/vip-file/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
39. http://beemp3.com/index.php?q=Gorgon+City+Athena
40. http://filetram.com/7-1-0/gorgon-city-athena
41. http://filetram.com/4shared/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
42. http://www.monova.org/search.php?term=Gorgon+City+Athena
43. http://www.torrentdownloads.me/search/?search=Gorgon+City+Athena
44. http://filetram.com/bitshare/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
45. http://filetram.com/extabit/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
46. http://filetram.com/gigasize/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
47. http://filetram.com/8-1-0/gorgon-city-athena
48. http://filetram.com/uploaded/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
49. http://filetram.com/6-1-0/gorgon-city-athena
50. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-athena/6/1.html
51. http://filetram.com/3-0/gorgon-city-athena
52. http://filetram.com/putlocker/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
53. http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=Gorgon+City+Athena
54. http://www.stafaband.info/download/mp3/lagu_film_athena/
55. http://filetram.com/audio/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
56. http://filetram.com/badongo/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
57. http://filetram.com/uploadstation/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
58. http://filetram.com/images/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
59. http://filetram.com/crocko/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
60. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?t=Gorgon+City+Athena
61. http://filetram.com/hitfile/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
62. http://filetram.com/depositfiles/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
63. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-athena/8/1.html
64. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena?type=all&period=none&categories=1
65. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/Gorgon+City+Athena/1/1.html
66. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena?type=all&period=none&categories=2
67. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena?type=all&period=none&categories=3
68. http://filetram.com/sendmyway/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
69. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena?type=all&period=none&categories=4
70. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena?type=all&period=none&categories=5
71. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena?type=all&period=none&categories=6
72. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena?type=all&period=none&categories=7
73. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20athena?type=all&period=none&categories=8
74. http://torrent.dl4all.com/search/Gorgon%20City%20Athena.html
75. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-athena/2/1.html
76. http://filetram.com/usaupload/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
77. http://filetram.com/filepost/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
78. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-athena/3/1.html
79. http://filetram.com/hotfile/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
80. http://mp3days.com/mp3/athena-royz.html
81. http://filetram.com/netload/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
82. http://filetram.com/yousendit/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
83. http://filetram.com/gorgon-city-athena/rss
84. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon+city+athena
85. http://filetram.com/mediafire/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
86. http://filetram.com/9-1-0/gorgon-city-athena
87. http://filetram.com/megashares/1-0/gorgon-city-athena
88. http://filetram.com/letitbit/1-0/gorgon-city-athena

Allegedly infringing URLs:
0. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below
1. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?t=Gorgon+City+10+Below
2. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-10-below/3/1.html
3. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-10-below/2/1.html
4. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-10-below/4/1.html
5. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-10-below/6/1.html
6. http://mp3bi.com/gorgon-city-below/
7. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?safe=on&t=Gorgon+City+10+Below
8. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below?type=all&period=none&categories=8
9. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below?type=all&period=none&categories=7
10. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-10-below/1/1.html
11. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below?type=all&period=none&categories=6
12. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below?type=all&period=none&categories=5
13. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below?type=all&period=none&categories=4
14. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below?type=all&period=none&categories=3
15. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below?type=all&period=none&categories=2
16. http://mp3days.com/v/736f2d625f4e4148357455/gorgon-city-10-below.htm
17. http://beemp3.com/index.php?q=Gorgon+City+10+Below
18. http://www.torrentdownloads.me/rss.xml?type=search&search=Gorgon+City+10+Below
19. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?safe=off&t=Gorgon+City+10+Below
20. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/Gorgon+City+10+Below/1/1.html
21. http://mp3fox.net/search-gorgon-city-10-below.html
22. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%2010%20below?type=all&period=none&categories=1
23. http://torrentproject.com/?t=Gorgon+City+10+Below
24. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-10-below/7/1.html
25. http://www.monova.org/search.php?term=Gorgon+City+10+Below
26. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+10+below.html?size=3
27. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+10+below.html?size=4
28. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-10-below/5/1.html
29. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+10+below.html?size=5
30. http://www.seedpeer.me/searchfeed/gorgon+city+10+below.xml
31. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon+city+10+below
32. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+10+below.html?size=2
33. http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=Gorgon+City+10+Below
34. http://torrent.dl4all.com/search/Gorgon%20City%2010%20Below.html
35. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-10-below/8/1.html

Allegedly infringing URLs:
0. http://torrentcrazy.com/s/Gorgon%20City%20Real
1. http://filetram.com/mediafire/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
2. http://filetram.com/yousendit/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
3. http://filetram.com/gorgon-city-real-ep
4. http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=Gorgon+City+Real+EP
5. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=de&key=68005904
6. http://mp3days.com/v/3652597667695a6c427559/gorgon-city-used-to-be-real.htm
7. http://filetram.com/3-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
8. http://filetram.com/speedyshare/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
9. http://mp3days.com/v/7354686976464c4b5f4738/gorgon-city-real-feat-yasmin.htm
10. http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=Gorgon+City+Real
11. http://filetram.com/rapidshare/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
12. http://filetram.com/usaupload/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
13. http://www.limetorrents.unlocktorrent.com/search/all/Gorgon+City+Real/
14. http://mp3days.com/mp3/gorgon-city-real-feat-yasmin.html
15. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=ro&key=68005904
16. http://filetram.com/badongo/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
17. http://mp3days.com/v/355a44646e564970736e41/gorgon-city-ft-yasmin-real-radio-mix.htm
18. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=fr&key=68005904
19. http://filetram.com/filefactory/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
20. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?safe=on&t=Gorgon+City+Real+EP
21. http://filetram.com/hotfile/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
22. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?t=Gorgon+City+Real+EP
23. http://mp3monkey.net/mp3/Gorgon_City_ft_Yasmin_-_Real.html
24. http://filetram.com/share-online/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
25. http://torrentproject.com/torrentproject.com/?safe=off&t=Gorgon+City+Real+EP
26. http://zmp3skull.com/mp3/cLlcUGgw/gorgon-city-odyssey-se7en-song-download/
27. http://fileshut.com/g/gorgon-city-real-yasmin
28. http://filetram.com/4shared/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
29. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/gorgon%20city%20real?type=all&period=none&categories=8
30. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=pl&key=68005904
31. http://fileshut.com/find_files.php?submit=submit&q=Gorgon+City+Real&ext=0&submitit=Search+Files
32. http://filetram.com/vip-file/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
33. http://filetram.com/letitbit/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
34. http://filetram.com/2-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
35. http://filetram.com/8-1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
36. http://filetram.com/7-1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
37. http://filetram.com/goldfile/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
38. http://www.seedpeer.me/searchfeed/gorgon+city+real+ep.xml
39. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-real-ep/4/1.html
40. http://hulkshare.me/mp3/gorgon-city-ft-yasmin-real-original-mix.html
41. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=tr&key=68005904
42. http://filetram.com/depositfiles/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
43. http://filetram.com/fileden/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
44. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-real-ep/3/1.html
45. http://mp3days.com/v/6c345f5f7139436170566f/gorgon-city-real-ft-yasmin.htm
46. http://filetram.com/ziddu/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
47. http://filetram.com/multiupload/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
48. http://www.limetorrents.com/search/all/Gorgon+City+Real/
49. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=ru&key=68005904
50. http://filetram.com/video/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
51. http://filetram.com/2shared/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
52. http://filetram.com/premium/gorgon-city-real-ep
53. http://www.mp3turko.com/gorgon-city-ready-mp3-download
54. http://filetram.com/hitfile/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
55. http://0dayhotmusic.com/black-butter-records/gorgon-city-real-ft-yasmin
56. http://get-tune.net/?a=music&q=Gorgon%20City%20Real%20EP
57. http://filetram.com/9-1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
58. http://filetram.com/books/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
59. http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrent-search/Gorgon%20City%20Real%20EP
60. http://tomekns94.wrzuta.pl/audio/4JdiDVV3n6u/gorgon_city_-_real_ft._yasmin
61. http://www.torrentfile.org/search/all/Gorgon+City+Real/
62. http://dudemp3.com/term/real-gorgon-city
63. http://filetram.com/filepost/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
64. http://www.monova.org/search.php?term=Gorgon+City+Real+EP
65. http://mp3fox.net/search-gorgon-city-'real'-ft.-yasmin-[black-butter].html
66. http://yourbittorrent.com/?q=Gorgon+City+Real+EP
67. http://mp3days.com/mp3/gorgon-city-real.html
68. http://filetram.com/sendmyway/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
69. http://cloud-vibe.com/music/gorgon_city_real.html
70. http://www.monova.org/search.php?term=gorgon+city+real
71. http://filetram.com/zippyshare/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
72. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=it&key=68005904
73. http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/68005904/file.html
74. http://abmp3.com/mp3/gorgon-city-yasmin-real.html
75. http://mp3bi.com/gorgon-city-real-featuring-yasmin/
76. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+real+ep.html?size=5
77. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+real+ep.html?size=4
78. http://www.mp3skull.im/gorgon+city+feat+yasmin+real+mp3+mp3+download.html
79. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+real+ep.html?size=2
80. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+real+ep.html?size=3
81. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+real+ep.html?size=1
82. http://mp3days.com/v/6c345f5f7139436170566f/mp3days.com/v/6c345f5f7139436170566f/gorgon-city-real-ft.-yasmin.htm
83. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=hu&key=68005904
84. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=en&key=68005904
85. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=se&key=68005904
86. http://torrent.dl4all.com/search/Gorgon%20City%20Real%20EP.html
87. http://filetram.com/6-1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
88. http://mp3days.com/v/4f36456f667941436a6851/gorgon-city-feat-yasmin-real.htm
89. http://filetram.com/turbobit/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
90. http://mp3ape.com/mp3/gorgon-city-real.html
91. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=pt&key=68005904
92. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=nl&key=68005904
93. http://filetram.com/box/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
94. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+real.html?page=4
95. http://mp3days.com/v/6c345f5f7139436170566f/gorgon-city-real-ft.-yasmin.htm
96. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+real.html?page=3
97. http://rapidlibrary.com/g/gorgon+city+real.html?page=2
98. http://filetram.com/images/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
99. http://filetram.com/uploaded/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
100. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-real-ep/1/1.html
101. http://dudemp3.com/term/real-by-gorgon-city-feat-yasmin
102. http://extratorrent.cc/search/?search=Gorgon+City+Real&new=1&x=0&y=0
103. http://filetram.com/audio/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
104. http://mp3days.com/v/3145616b38393139654859/gorgon-city-real-ft-yasmin-black-butter.htm
105. http://mp3days.com/mp3/real-gorgon-city.html
106. http://filetram.com/bitshare/1-0/gorgon-city-real-ep
107. http://www8.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=es&key=68005904

Allegedly infringing URLs:
0. http://torrentproject.com/?safe=off&t=Gorgon+City+Real+EP
1. http://torrentproject.com/?t=Gorgon+City+Real+EP
2. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-real-ep/7/1.html
3. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-real-ep/2/1.html
4. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-real-ep/5/1.html
5. http://filescroptube.com/file/8682383-ste-strausz-ste-real-ep-2003-rar
6. http://mp3lover.org/gor/gorgon-yasmin-real-mp3
7. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-real-ep/6/1.html
8. http://mp3lover.org/gor/gorgon-city-feat-yasmin-mp3
9. http://forum.funkysouls.com/dump/f71t11701n4780.html
10. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/Gorgon+City+Real+EP/1/1.html
11. http://www.seedpeer.me/search/gorgon-city-real-ep/8/1.html
12. http://mp3lover.org/rea/real-yasmin-gorgon-city-mp3
13. http://filetram.com/Gorgon+City+Real+EP
14. http://www.seedpeer.me/usenet.php?search=gorgon+city+real+ep

Trusted User submission.

Participants in the Trusted Copyright Removal Program have previously agreed to these
SWORN STATEMENTS

I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described in all notifications submitted through the Program as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

The information in all notifications submitted through the Program will be accurate, and I swear, under penalty of perjury, that with respect to those notifications, I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

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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