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Got this in the mail this morning:

Blogger has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that certain content in your blog infringes upon the copyrights of others. The URL(s) of the allegedly infringing post(s) may be found at the end of this message.

The notice that we received the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the record companies it represents, with any personally identifying information removed, will be posted online by a service called Chilling Effects at http://www.chillingeffects.org. We do this in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Please note that it may take Chilling Effects up to several weeks to post the notice online at the link provided.

The IFPI is a trade association that represents over 1,400 major and independent record companies in the US and internationally who create, manufacture and distribute sound recordings (the “IFPI Represented Companies”).

The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service provider liability in case of copyright infringement. We are in the process of removing from our servers the links that allegedly infringe upon the copyrights of others. If we did not do so, we would be subject to a claim of copyright infringement, regardless of its merits. See http://www.educause.edu/Browse/645?PARENT_ID=254 for more information about the DMCA, and see http://www.google.com/dmca.html for the process that Blogger requires in order to make a DMCA complaint.

Blogger can reinstate these posts upon receipt of a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and 3) of the DMCA. For more information about the requirements of a counter notification and a link to a sample counter notification, see http://www.google.com/dmca.html#counter.

Please note that repeated violations to our Terms of Service may result in further remedial action taken against your Blogger account. If you have legal questions about this notification, you should retain your own legal counsel. If you have any other questions about this notification, please let us know.

Sincerely,

The Blogger Team


Am I being sued? :S

7 comments:

  1. Don't you worry. You have great blog here :)

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  2. Anonymous10/3/09 15:36

    Basically, a DMCA notice tells you to remove whatever post they mentioned. Some blogs get them all the time.

    No one is getting sued.
    That doesn't really happen anymore.

    However, it's worth pointing out that sites that have received DMCA take-down notices are likely to get more in the future.

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  3. i got one of these over at the collaborative.

    no biggie. they just want you to take down whatever post that theyve mentioned. they say you have a deadline or they'll do it themselves and shut down the blog. just delete and repost later. that's what ive done.

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  4. Thanks for the information. Well they only removed one album for now. It's strange, this never happened to TNA. :/

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  5. hey I received it befor as well, it removed my whole ECM lable......around 15 albrums

    anyway they just going to remove the links thats all.

    don't worry~~

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  6. Anonymous19/3/09 08:23

    What everyone else said. It's a standard form-letter.

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  7. TNA has no music, remember?

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