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How many complains did you file?? Few companies I work for have their stuff stolen and posted on youtube constantly. It took 3 months to get any response from
by joering2 8y ago
How many complains did you file??
Few companies I work for have their stuff stolen and posted on youtube constantly. It took 3 months to get any response from Youtube. That times goes down to 3 weeks IF you have attorney representing you. Over 70 vidoes I have worked with lawyers to get removed, we always been looked at as the real criminals; we have to upload and prove all sorts of things just to get pass by the submit form. Longest case took us 5 months and $3,000 to remove a 45 seconds of stolen material.
Yes, DMCA works pretty decent; for lawyers that charge per hour.
- wtallis 8y agoIt sounds like you weren't using the real DMCA takedown notice procedure. If you sent Youtube's designated agent a proper takedown notice with all the information required by law (which you certainly should have been able to do correctly on the first try), then three months of non-response or heel-dragging from Youtube would give you an open and shut case for suing Youtube directly for the copyright damages. On the other hand, the 45 seconds of stolen material you refer to sounds like you may be going after uses that may fall under fair use, in which case you should absolutely expect to have a fight on your hands, though only after going through the DMCA takedown notice and counter-notice dance.
- michaelmrose 8y agoConsidering you could trivially compose a DMCA notice via cut and paste and search and replace in minutes and google I sense we aren't getting the whole story. Can you explain what 45 seconds of video was worth $1 to get off the internet. 45 seconds isn't a song length let alone a video of note. Here is a random guess here. The 45 seconds was damaging in some way to the client and they really wanted to bury something.