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Digital copyright protection? Intellectual property rights? Yeah right!
By mondala
Published: August 7, 2006
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One small step for Google, one giant step for webmasterkind

Below is the response I got which you will soon learn is nothing but a big circle now from the first email I sent and reply I received….. Google is asking way to much, much more then I have time, money, or expertise to set it all into motion when all I wanted was a way to contact the jack@ss that was using their Google services to steal my articles. So much for hoping a reputable company like Google would be an easy help.

"Thank you for contacting us regarding an alleged copyright violation on domaininformer.blogspot.com.

It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the text of which can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office website: http://lcWeb.loc.gov/copyright/ ) and other applicable intellectual property laws, which may include removing or disabling access to material claimed to be the subject of infringing activity.

To file a notice of infringement with us, you must provide a written communication (by fax or regular mail, not by email) that sets forth the items specified below. Please note that pursuant to that Act, you may be liable to the alleged infringer for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that you own an item when you in fact do not. Indeed, in a recent case (please see http://www.onlinepolicy.org/action/legpolicy/opg_v_diebold/ for more information), a company that sent an infringement notification seeking removal of online materials that were protected by the fair use doctrine was ordered to pay such costs and attorneys fees. The company agreed to pay over $100,000. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether material available online infringes your copyright, we suggest that you first contact an attorney.

To expedite our ability to process your request, please use the following format (including section numbers):

1. Identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed upon. This must include identification of specific posts, as opposed to entire sites. Posts must be referenced by either the dates in which they appear or the permalink of the post. For example,
http://example.blogspot.com/archives/2003_01_21_example_archive.html#2104575.

2. Identify the material that you claim is infringing upon the copyrighted work listed in item #1 above.

YOU MUST IDENTIFY EACH POST BY PERMALINK OR DATE THAT ALLEGEDLY CONTAINS INFRINGING MATERIAL. The permalink for a post is usually found by clicking on the timestamp of the post.

3. Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit Blogger to contact you (email address is preferred).

4. Include the following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above on the allegedly infringing web pages is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."

5. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."

6. Sign the paper.

7. Send the written communication to the following address:

Google, Inc.
Attn: Blogger Legal Support, DMCA complaints
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043

OR Fax to:

(650) 618-2680, Attn: Blogger Legal Support, DMCA complaints

Sincerely,
The Blogger Team"

Anyhoot, this response seems like more of a threat to me rather then assistance in finding the blogger.com copyright violator so I can threaten him! lol. So now you can see that it is hardly worth the effort pursuing digital rights violations unless you have a lot of money and extremely important materials that you do not want ripped off. I love my cynical but warm hearted and fun articles, oh yes I do! Heh heh…. but not enough to put up with Google’s 7 step bullshiat or comparable crap from other parties trying to pursue this kind of thing.

So my suggestions is to keep writing folks, post, post, post but don't look back!

What is Google’s 7 step bullshiat? It was the 7 steps above that they requested of me to expedite my copyright infringement request.

“To expedite our ability to process your request, please use the following format”.

Here were my 7 steps:

  1. No time.
  2. I don’t like repeating myself.
  3. Gustoes.com!
  4. I don’t believe….. I know!
  5. I don’t like to swear.
  6. Sign something!? I’ve typed for the last 15 years, my handwriting is illegible.
  7. Fax machine is broken.
  8. Out of s tamps.
  9. Forget about it.

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