DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google

sender

Piracy Patrol

[Private] , , , US Sent on October 02, 2013

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Google, Inc.

[Private] Mountain View, CA, 94043, US Received on October 02, 2013

Re: Websearch Infringement Notification via Online Form Complaint

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Notice Type:: Dmca

Action taken:: Yes

Copyright claim #1

Kind of Work: movie

Description Fitness Videos - Product: P90X - Product: P90X2 - Product: Tai Cheng - Product: Body Beast - Product: Hip Hop Abs - Product: Insanity - The Asylum - Product: Slim in 6 - Product: Power 90 - Product: TurboFire - Product: Turbo Jam - Product: ChaLEAN - Product: Focus T25 - Product: Insanity Workout - Fast & Furious - Ho Ala Ke Kino
Original URLs:
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A copyright ordinarily vests in the creator or creators of a work (known as the author(s)), and is inherited as ordinary property. Copyrights are freely transferrable as property, at the discretion of the owner. 17 U.S.C.

What are statutory damages?

A copyright owner can only sue for infringement on a work whose copyright was registered with the Copyright Office, and can get statutory damages and attorney's fees only if the copyright registration was filed before infringement or within three months of first publication. (17 U.S.C. 411 and 412) (17 U.S.C. 411 and 412)

A copyright owner may avoid proving actual damage by electing a statutory damage recovery of up to $30,000 or, where the court determines that the infringement occurred willfully, up to $150,000. The actual amount will be based upon what the court in its discretion considers just. (17 U.S.C. 504). (17 U.S.C. 504)

Does a service provider have to notify its users about its policies regarding the removal of materials?

To qualify for exemption under the safe harbor provisions, the service provider must give notice to its users of its policies regarding copyright infringement and the consequences of repeated infringing activity. [512(i)(1)(A)] The notice can be a part of the contract signed by the user when signing up for the service or a page on the service provider's web site explaining the terms of use of their systems. While there are no specific rules about how this notice must be made, it must be "reasonably implemented" so that subscribers and account holders are informed of the terms. [512(i)(1)(A)]

May ISPs specify the format in which they receive takedown notices?

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What constitutes unlicensed copy and display of copyrighted material?

Unlicensed use or distribution of copyrighted works is illegal and may be considered a criminal act. Copyright law grants the exclusive right to use, copy, distribute, display, and perform a copyrighted work to the owner of the copyright. The owner of the copyright is the only entity that may grant permission for anyone to use, copy, distribute, display and perform the work.

Does it make a difference if a link is an advertisement or just a link?

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What is a copyright notice?

A copyright notice is placed on copies of a work by the owner in order to inform the public that the owner - an individual or business - holds copyright in the work. The public is then "on notice" that the work is copyrighted and unauthorized copying may infringe the copyright owner's rights.

Generally, a proper copyright notice must contain: 1. The symbol ©, the word “Copyright”, or the abbreviation “Copr.” 2. The year of first publication of the work. 3. The name of the copyright owner, a recognizable abbreviation of the copyright owner's name, or a generally known alternative designation of the owner.

The notice must also be placed on copies of a work so that they give reasonable notice of the claim of copyright.

The legal effect of proper copyright notice is to prevent a defendant in a copyright infringement suit to raise a defense based on innocent infringement. Simply, it prevents a defendant from saying "I had no idea that this work was copyrighted and I should not have to pay damages for willful infringement."

The specific notice provisions are set forth in 17 U.S.C. § 401-406.

Does the DMCA require service providers to filter or monitor user postings to their sites?

No. The DMCA safe harbor protections apply to a service provider who responds expeditiously to notices of claimed infringement. Nothing in the statute imposes affirmative obligations to watch for or block potential future infringements.

Does copyright protect facts?

No. Copyright protects only original expression, not discovered facts. Creative selection and arrangement of facts is protected, but you can take the basic facts and rearrange them without infringing copyright. Thus the publishers of a telephone book cannot sue an online phone book publisher for copyright infringement, even if it took the first publishers considerable effort to collect the listings.

What kinds of things are copyrightable?

In order for material to be copyrightable, it must be original and must be in a fixed medium.

Only material that originated with the author can support a copyright. Items from the public domain which appear in a work, as well as work borrowed from others, cannot be the subject of an infringement claim. Also, certain stock material might not be copyrightable, such as footage that indicates a location like the standard shots of San Francisco in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Also exempted are stock characters like the noisy punk rocker who gets the Vulcan death grip in Star Trek IV.

The requirement that works be in a fixed medium leaves out certain forms of expression, most notably choreography and oral performances such as speeches. For instance, if I perform a Klingon death wail in a local park, my performance is not copyrightable. However, if I film the performance, then the film is copyrightable.

Single words and short phrases are generally not protected by copyright, even when the name has been "coined" or newly-created by the mark owner. Logos that include original design elements can be protected under copyright or under trademark. Otherwise, words, phrases and titles may be protected only by trademark.

What elements are necessary for an effective DMCA notification?

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:

a physical/electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the infringed right;
identification of the copyrighted works claimed to have been infringed;
identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed;
information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party (e.g., the address, telephone number, or email address);
a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner; and
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.

What is a repeat infringer?

Although Section 512(i) of the DMCA states that service providers seeking safe-harbor protection must have "adopted and reasonably implemented ... a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of subscribers and account holders of the service provider?s system or network who are repeat infringers," it does not define "repeat infringers." Treatise author David Nimmer (Nimmer on Copyright) has suggested that one should not be labeled a "repeat infringer" until a court has found, on multiple occasions, that he has infringed. Mere accusations, even repeated, should not turn a subscriber into a repeat infringer who must be terminated.

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