Aug 25, 2017, 12:16 pm
(Aug 17, 2017, 08:32 am)Tech Wrote: [ -> ]Aren't most f these DMCA notices just fake anyway?
I know, (why take the chance) but if users can't tell the real ting from just a bunch of copyright trolls, why get worried at all ?
To give it away, its its a demand for money, that's the piece to look at... i wouldn't worry about it and ignore.. Even if use a VPN, that is good, or Tor, *but* if u did continue and they take you to court, u can get away with it be arguing they were copyright tool or something..
Since courts don't like them either, that could be a good option....
I wouldn't call them fake, as such, though some are. For instance, there's one determined retired employee of a very old, large record company who set up a dummy post box address in Paris, and tries to shut down all attempts to post anything out of that company's back catalog, even if it's long deleted. He claims to represent the owners in his threatening pseudo-legalese, but refuses to answer all questions. I had a couple of things deleted on old KAT, despite the artist involved having died in the 1950s--and despite the fact that an Italian pirate record company has the album available and charges for it.
But most if not all such letters are bluster. Somebody on an IP downloaded something. Shooting off a high-handed note in the hopes of getting a name and address is all they're doing. Don't respond to them, and consider a VPN.