But to respond to OP, IANAL but I think that you might have folded too easily. But it's understandable that you probably want to avoid a lawsuit at any cost.
How can you know what a DMCA Takedown is and not understand how Google can operate?
The DMCA gives you a "safe harbor" from accidental copyright infringement. But once you know it's copyrighted you have to take it down. AKA, the DMCA notice.
The DMCA won't protect you from knowingly linked to copyrighted material and waiting until someone sends a letter. That's how Megaupload is getting pwnd.
adamnemecek|12 years ago
But to respond to OP, IANAL but I think that you might have folded too easily. But it's understandable that you probably want to avoid a lawsuit at any cost.
Also, you might want to check this out
http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/faq.cgi#QID862
and google around for 'wrongful dmca takedowns'.
rhino369|12 years ago
The DMCA gives you a "safe harbor" from accidental copyright infringement. But once you know it's copyrighted you have to take it down. AKA, the DMCA notice.
The DMCA won't protect you from knowingly linked to copyrighted material and waiting until someone sends a letter. That's how Megaupload is getting pwnd.
brohee|12 years ago
E.g. look at the bottom of https://www.google.com/search?q=rihanna+diamond+mp3