DMCA - What does it mean for webmasters?

28 responses..

EDIT - This is now syndicated on Google Video for those having issues with quicktime - althogh its bad quality =(

I was recently served a DMCA letter by a company claiming I was hosting a file they were claiming copyright to. I complied and removed the file but I also did a lot of research on what the DMCA is and how it works. Also I called my friend ChrisR and got the legal lowdown.

Chris also was cool with letting me video the phone interview and blogcasting it. It should be mentioned that Chris is not a lawyer and neither am I.

Some of the urls mentioned in the blogcast for easy click-ability are:

DMCA Archive and Cases
YouTube
Google Video
Scientology Vs. Google DMCA Request
Official DMCA Agent Directory
Webmasterworld DMCA Contact

Is your content being scraped or stolen? File a DMCA!!!!!!!!! Just do a a whois on the ip then check the Official DMCA Agent Directory to see if the host is listed then file the DMCA!

The blogcast is about 50 megs (its best if you just subscribe through itunes).

out!




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  • posted on March 14th, 2006:
    Written By: ShoeMoney

    28 Comments

    @March 14, 2006 3:27 am
    slickri Says:

    Awesome Information SHOE!!!

    Great interview with Chris. VERY knowledgeable guy.

    BTW I LOVED THE SUPERMAN THING

     
    @March 14, 2006 5:17 am

    Jeremy,

    Thanks for the information!

    In the past I’ve just sent nasty gram threats (postal & email) to webmasters and hosting companies. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Sounds like I’ve got a new tool to use against the scraper scum.

    -jay

     
    @March 14, 2006 6:03 am
    Adrian Says:

    I think I will become addicted to your blogcasts :) Thank you

     
    @March 14, 2006 9:48 am
    Joyce Says:

    Shoemoney-
    Amazingly good start! Such a good interview with Chris and I will definitely keep reading this blog! Good questioning technique and clarification of points!

     
    @March 14, 2006 11:00 am
    Mong Says:

    wow great interview SheoMoney
    … i am already addicted to blogcastsss :)

     
    @March 14, 2006 11:47 am

    [...] Shoe is at it again and this time he does a great interview with ChrisR (Webmasterworld mod) about the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and how it can affect publishers. A ton of great information and I think J-money hit it out of the park on his first real podcast. Check it out. tags: digital+millenium+copyright+act, google+video, you+tube, dmca [...]

     
    @March 14, 2006 12:28 pm
    Brandon Says:

    Decided to add a few ads to the site? They don’t bother me…

    I’ll subscribe to the podcast too.

     
    @March 14, 2006 1:07 pm
    ShandyKing Says:

    “This internet stuff is so confusing!!!”. I was not expecting that introduction. Very good work, and great interview. So much better listening to this then having to read it…..

     
    @March 14, 2006 3:24 pm
    Brian Says:

    Holy crap! Best. Intro. Ever.

     
    @March 14, 2006 3:29 pm
    Andrea Says:

    hah your facial expressions still crack me up :) same old jeremy! nice job bro

     
    @March 14, 2006 5:21 pm
    Masetek Says:

    I love the blogcast! SO much better than reading! Maybe more bloggers will follow your example. Quality information, keep it up.

     
    @March 14, 2006 5:50 pm
    Martin Says:

    Valuable information gathered in one place. It really is a pleasure to listen to that kind of podcasts.
    Thumbs up.

     
    @March 14, 2006 6:42 pm
    graywolf Says:

    You asked about Youtube, NBC has requested to have some SNL videos removed and they complied

     
    @March 14, 2006 9:36 pm
    micsaund Says:

    What is the name of the cast in iTunes? I’m searching for “shoemoney” and it’s returning nothing.

     
    @March 15, 2006 12:12 pm
    Andrea Says:

    click on the link at the top “subscribe with itunes”

     
    @March 16, 2006 10:19 am
    wesley Says:

    You should be afraid of the DMCA indeed, I’ve taken a look at your sites and all of them are spammy, contentless sites. All content on them is stolen. No respect man!

     

    [...] For those of you wanting to learn more about the DMCA and how it effects your website - checkout Shoemoney’s site. [...]

     
    @March 22, 2006 9:27 am

    Very useful/helpful stuff, nice & thanks!

     
    @April 7, 2006 4:15 pm
    Mike Says:

    Realy great blogcast!

     
    @April 18, 2006 10:03 am
    Welt-Blick Says:

    Thanks for the information!

     
    @April 18, 2006 10:04 am
    Welt-Blick Says:

     
    @April 20, 2006 2:18 pm

    Great blogcast with a wealth of exceptional information. Well done, as usual ShoeMoney. ChrisR was really on point and nothing short of a phenomenal guest.

    Thank you both, it really was tremendous!

     
    @June 3, 2006 1:23 pm
    Chris Says:

    This helps, thanks.

     
    @July 10, 2006 6:04 am
    CableGuy Says:

    What an interview! :-)

     
    @February 15, 2007 7:03 am
    Ottilie Says:

    Thanks for the very cool interview. It was very nice.

     
    @September 29, 2007 12:09 am
    Gerry Says:

    Very useful interview, thanks a bunch for that

     
    @November 12, 2007 10:03 pm

    [...] DMCA - What does it mean for webmasters? - Blogcast from shoemoney.com [...]

     

    [...] I was talking to the affiliate team over at Rocket Profit about some of the new offers they are running that looked pretty attractive to us. One thing I really like about a company like rocket profit is how open they are with lines of communication to affiliates. Sometimes the difference between failure and success can be some tips from your affiliate manager. Anyway they were asking me why I no longer made videos like my one on directories and also the one I did on the DMCA stuff with ChrisR. [...]

     

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