Piracy/DMCA Hypothetical...

Toby · 10-20-2009

Situation:
- A surfer forum, posting links to files with 'stolen' content.
- Sample images from said content collection posted to free hosting site such as imagevenue.
- thumb images of those samples posted to the surfer forum, hotlinked from the free image host along with link to a file sharing host, such as rapidshare, for the full collection of images.

Question: Obviously the file sharing host and free image host must comply with a DMCA to remove those files. Would a DMCA also apply to the forum host? The images are published on a page on the forum, even though they're not hosted on the same server.

sarettah · 10-20-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toby

Situation:
- A surfer forum, posting links to files with 'stolen' content.
- Sample images from said content collection posted to free hosting site such as imagevenue.
- thumb images of those samples posted to the surfer forum, hotlinked from the free image host along with link to a file sharing host, such as rapidshare, for the full collection of images.

Question: Obviously the file sharing host and free image host must comply with a DMCA to remove those files. Would a DMCA also apply to the forum host? The images are published on a page on the forum, even though they're not hosted on the same server.

I have been told by my super secret source that the answer is YES.

RawAlex · 10-20-2009

My magic 8 ball says "all signs point to yes"

pornlaw · 10-20-2009

Yes....

Toby · 10-20-2009

Thanks

Hell Puppy · 10-21-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toby

Situation:
- A surfer forum, posting links to files with 'stolen' content.
- Sample images from said content collection posted to free hosting site such as imagevenue.
- thumb images of those samples posted to the surfer forum, hotlinked from the free image host along with link to a file sharing host, such as rapidshare, for the full collection of images.

Question: Obviously the file sharing host and free image host must comply with a DMCA to remove those files. Would a DMCA also apply to the forum host? The images are published on a page on the forum, even though they're not hosted on the same server.

I have used DMCA to have stuff removed from Yahoo Groups in almost that exact scenario.

10-20-2009	#1
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10-20-2009	#3
RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: Piracy/DMCA Hypothetical... My magic 8 ball says "all signs point to yes" __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds

10-20-2009	#4
pornlaw Future BROmaster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 266	Re: Piracy/DMCA Hypothetical... Yes.... __________________ Michael

10-20-2009	#5
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