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As the article/message chain clearly shows, the author did submit an infringement report to that link. In fact, so have I. As the author posted a screenshot o
by CamelCaseName 8y ago
As the article/message chain clearly shows, the author did submit an infringement report to that link. In fact, so have I.
As the author posted a screenshot of, you get an email reply after some time saying something to the effect of "We have reviewed and removed the content"
...except, nothing was removed. The infringing content is still there. The exact same thing happened to me. Same exact email.
Edit, here's my email from Amazon: https://i.imgur.com/mzXycfk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/mzXycfk.jpg -- nothing was actually removed.
- otterley 8y agoI looked at the thread and it appears that the product ID (ASIN) that was the subject of the original takedown request was not the same as the ASIN of the the subsequent complaint. If it appears on multiple catalog pages, or a subsequent violation is alleged, each ASIN must be reported. Unfortunately this is the downside of being an IP rights holder - policing is a PITA. (Amazon, do their credit, does offer a brand registry, but that protects against trademark infringement, not copyright infringement.) In your case, assuming they did not do exactly what they said they would do (remove the infringing content from the specific listing page referred to by the ASIN), I'd have your attorney send a takedown notice to the following address: Copyright Agent Amazon Legal Department P.O. Box 81226 Seattle, WA 98108 If your content is on multiple product listings, you'll need to identify each ASIN.
- gabrielblack 8y agoI hope that Amazon, in case of repeated violations, will take down the sellers, giving the information to right enforcement organizations. If changing the ASIN is enough to continue, no surprise if it becomes the counterfeiter heaven. This is a serious matter, counterfeit electronics can damage things and peoples, even kill them creating fire or discharging lethal electric power.
- CamelCaseName 8y agoAh! Good catch! I didn't see that the ASINs were different, yup, you have to report each ASIN. I'll keep that address in mind for next time. Thanks!
- zepolen 8y agoSo nothing stops a copyright infringer re-uploading the content with a new ASIN? I think only a hefty fine for both the infringer and Amazon would make them think twice about doing it again.
- otterley 8y agoThe DMCA expressly gives entities that publish user-generated content a “safe harbor” exemption from such liability if they handle authorized takedown requests in a reasonable amount of time.
- tsevis 8y agoExactly! So Amazon makes money from our work. And they even makes us lose time with reporting items that simply change numbers. What a shame!
- mimi89999 8y agoDo you really want platforms to decide what can be put and what can't be? How should they decide that an article is IP infringement and what isn't?
- alok-g 8y agoI am guessing your case was also similar to this comment here [1]. Amazon must have removed as requested and responded back to you saying so, however, the seller bypassed with a new account and uploaded again. You may be able to check. PS: I haven't read the OP yet since it's behind Facebook login. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18780734 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18780734
- CamelCaseName 8y agoInteresting. I wonder if they have some kind of automated system to reupload images after an infringement takedown, because I recall checking the ASIN maybe 20 minutes after I received that email and it was still there. The infringer did not seem very sophisticated at all so I'm not quite convinced, but that is certainly a possibility I had not considered. Also, I grabbed the thread from the OP in case you were interested: https://imgur.com/a/L1gFAqy https://imgur.com/a/L1gFAqy