What to do when somebody seals your web content?

Oracle Tips by Burleson Consulting

• Going after someone for theft and copyright violation is NOT time consuming or expensive.
• It does NOT require a lawyer.
• It might NOT require anything other than some simple actions.
• The protection of copyright laws should NOT be left to the “companies with the money”.
• Protecting and defending copyrights is NOT complicated.
• WRONG: The companies with money think nothing of violating copyrights, so there is nothing to do about it.
• WRONG: Everything on the Internet is/should be free.
• WRONG: You put it on the Internet, what do you expect?

[The DMCA] creates a safe harbor for online service providers (OSPs, including ISPs) against copyright liability if they promptly block access if they receive a notification from a copyright holder or their agent.

This means that if you contact the online service provider, including search engines, they are compelled to work for you to stop the copyright infringement and violation.

According to Google’s DMCA statement:

It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual property laws, which may include removing or disabling access to material claimed to be the subject of infringing activity. If we remove or disable access to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we will make a good-faith attempt to contact the owner or administrator of each affected site so that they may make a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of that Act.