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Served with a cease and desist from a multi billion dollar social media company

3 points by rukshana 10y ago

I am having "conversations" with the legal team of a big social media platform about a blog that I have. They claim that it is in violation of their copyright infringement and from my research this is just plain not true.I'm not particularly attached to this blog but I dislike the idea of a large US company bullying people. Does anyone in this group know much about US trademark infringement and copyright? I'd much appreciate a quick chat :)! I am living in Canada but the blog is registered with a US hosting company. Thank you in advance :)

download13 10y ago
Switch to a Russian hosting provider and you should be fine.
- rukshana 10y ago
  Could you elaborate on that? Are they not able to proceed legally if the hosting is in Russia?
exolymph 10y ago
More information would help. What content did you put up that they're upset about?
- rukshana 10y ago
  I've updated with the timeline of events :). I didn't post anything but my bio. They're upset cause I used the term "hacking" alongside the name of their company. I used it in a life hacking way but I think they are more concerned about the domain name then the content as there isn't any content there.
rukshana 10y ago
UPDATE Here is the time of events. - Received Notice of Infringement of the company's Intellectual Property Rights via my domain provider (I have my information private). - I reply with the email below: "This email is in response to your expressed concerns regarding my blog. To clarify, my blog uses the term hacking in the way of a “life hack” – a strategy to manage one’s time and daily actives in the most efficient manner possible – specifically, in this case promoting the use of XXX in a positive way. Examples of this type of content are explanation and examples of XXX features and instructions on how to use the platform. To further clarify, I am not using my blog commercially. I am not gaining any financial benefit from its use on my blog. If you wish to purchase the name of my blog, I’d be open to having that discussion." - They email back saying that they do not reimburse incurred expenses in setting up my blog. -I do not reply. - They contact my hosting provider with the same request they initially contacted the company I purchased my domain through.
brudgers 10y ago
My take: it's almost certainly not a battle worth fighting. If it is worth fighting, hire an attorney. If it isn't, devote energy elsewhere and consider it a lesson learned. I'd give the same advice if it was a local restaurant rather than a mega-corp.

3 points by rukshana 10y ago

download13 10y ago

Switch to a Russian hosting provider and you should be fine.

rukshana 10y ago
Could you elaborate on that? Are they not able to proceed legally if the hosting is in Russia?

exolymph 10y ago

More information would help. What content did you put up that they're upset about?

rukshana 10y ago
I've updated with the timeline of events :). I didn't post anything but my bio. They're upset cause I used the term "hacking" alongside the name of their company. I used it in a life hacking way but I think they are more concerned about the domain name then the content as there isn't any content there.

rukshana 10y ago

UPDATE Here is the time of events. - Received Notice of Infringement of the company's Intellectual Property Rights via my domain provider (I have my information private). - I reply with the email below: "This email is in response to your expressed concerns regarding my blog. To clarify, my blog uses the term hacking in the way of a “life hack” – a strategy to manage one’s time and daily actives in the most efficient manner possible – specifically, in this case promoting the use of XXX in a positive way. Examples of this type of content are explanation and examples of XXX features and instructions on how to use the platform. To further clarify, I am not using my blog commercially. I am not gaining any financial benefit from its use on my blog. If you wish to purchase the name of my blog, I’d be open to having that discussion." - They email back saying that they do not reimburse incurred expenses in setting up my blog. -I do not reply. - They contact my hosting provider with the same request they initially contacted the company I purchased my domain through.

brudgers 10y ago

My take: it's almost certainly not a battle worth fighting. If it is worth fighting, hire an attorney. If it isn't, devote energy elsewhere and consider it a lesson learned. I'd give the same advice if it was a local restaurant rather than a mega-corp.