Spinrilla, a hip-hop app and website, is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by numerous music industry groups. Spinrilla is claiming the DMCA protects it, but the company may have a problem. The suing parties are alleging Spinrilla failed to comply with the DMCA and waived the protections of the law. If true, Spinrills is …
What Types of Damages Are Awarded For Copyright Infringement?
Copyright infringement has always been a landmine in the online environment. It’s become much more of an issue in recent years, as there are now more than one billion websites online – a huge percentage of which contain original content. In fact, some analysts claim that hundreds of millions of pieces of new content (including …
Does Using Moderators Terminate DMCA Safe Harbor Protections?
User-generated content is wonderful stuff. Massive fortunes have been built on its back as we can see with the Facebooks and Twitters of the world. With the good comes the annoying, which in this case means coming up with a method for dealing with the massive amount of content users can upload to a site. …
Petitioning To Use A P.O. Box As Your Business Address For DMCA Agent Designations
The Copyright Office launched a new online DMCA Agent registration system on December 1, 2016. While the new system has gone through some growing pains, it represents a vast improvement over the old paper application process that took months. However, many companies, particularly small businesses, are finding the new regulations come with some unfortunate surprises. …
The New Copyright Office DMCA Agent System – Traps For The Unwary
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act [“DMCA”] is a foundational law of the Internet. The Copyright Office launched a new DMCA agent registration system on December 1, 2016, which contains traps for unwary businesses. Let’s take a look at how to avoid the minefield.
12 Steps To Register A DMCA Agent With The Copyright Office
If you allow users to post anything to your online platform, you should take advantage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Online businesses that comply with the “DMCA” are given immunity from copyright infringement lawsuits based on content uploaded by users. A “get out of jail card” free? Oh, yes. Registering a DMCA agent with …