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This can happen to any web site that allows user generated content. Yes, that's true that it can happen just as almost anything can happen. But to act as if
by joedev 15y ago
This can happen to any web site that allows user generated content. Yes, that's true that it can happen just as almost anything can happen. But to act as if this comes as a surprise for which such a company should not be prepared is either ill-informed or disingenuous, and somewhat unbelievable in light of all the publicity around DMCA law recently. A company like Jotform, or any company hosting user-generated content (not just to pick on Jotform), can do a lot to help prevent it and protect their legitimate customers.
DMCA lays out several things which can be done to at least attempt to have the appearance of qualifying for safe harbor. If you host user-generated content, do you do one or more of these?
- adopt and reasonably implement a policy of addressing and terminating accounts of users who are found to be “repeat infringers?
- remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material upon notice?
- implement any sort of "red flag" process?
- dangrossman 15y agoWe don't know that this has anything to do with copyright. It's a form hosting site; the user-generated content could be bank account phishing pages. DMCA does not provide safe harbor from being an accessory to financial scams.
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- joedev 15y agoYou could be right: http://www.jotform.net/answers/72220-Fraudulent-site-please-shut-down-Standard-Bank-12220- http://www.jotform.net/answers/72220-Fraudulent-site-please-... And JotForm appears to respond quickly and take action, at least to that request.
- dloh 15y ago"This can happen to any web site that allows user generated content." Suddenly reminds ourselves of this site call Facebook.
- jarek 15y ago#1, you're not Facebook, #2, I am quite confident these days Facebook has a quite extensive understanding of their legal position and the policies and procedures they must follow (http://www.facebook.com/legal/copyright.php http://www.facebook.com/legal/copyright.php is only a start), and #3, I am rather sure they have a direct line to whoever is the registrar of record for facebook.com and pay well to be kept up to date on any potential developments.