The DMCA consists of strict legal requirements mixed in with a buffing of practice issues one must take into account. One of the areas where we see website and app owners make a massive mistake in complying with the DMCA is with “hiding the ball.” In this sense, you bury the agent information in the …
Should You Use An Employee As Your DMCA Agent?
Selecting a DMCA agent may seem the simplest task in the world, but the truth is you really need to think the selection through. While Section 512(c) of the law doesn’t place much in the way of restrictions on who can act as the DMCA agent, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider a number of …
Who Enforces The DMCA?
People often view the DMCA as a sort of magical law that is used by men in black cars, black suits, and black sunglasses who rule over the Internet. Well, not exactly. There is not and will not be a “Men In Black V – DMCA.” So who enforces the DMCA, if not Will Smith? …
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DMCA Post Office Box Petition – What You Need To Know
In 2016, the Copyright launched a new online system for registering DMCA agents. The new system is fantastic. Unfortunately, the Copyright Office also issued new regulations that are less than fantastic. In this video, we take a look at a bizarre requirement that is forcing many businesses to file what is known as post office …
What Is A DMCA Takedown Request?
you shouldOne of the unfortunate aspects of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act [“DMCA“] is the drafters of the law decided to create new terms for items and tasks that already had names in the copyright world. Their decision has caused unnecessary confusion for anyone trying to pick up the fundamental elements of the law. In …