Anti-Piracy Watchdogs Take It To The Comments Section - Idolator Comments

Anti-Piracy Watchdogs Take It To The Comments Section

Kois — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:44:58 EDT

I think that many companies and law firms that do work like this prefer to leave a message in the comments before they file notice with the ISP -- because, as you guys have noted before, ISPs will often just delete a whole site willy-nilly, and because comments are often the fastest way to get a blogger's attention.

I hope if I am ever dinged for copyright infringement, they contact me through the comments rather than through my ISP. After all, I can delete a comment, but I'm much more screwed if my ISP deletes my whole site.

Kois

Anti-Piracy Watchdogs Take It To The Comments Section

Fresh — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:16:00 EDT

My understanding is that Web Sheriff uses a system similar to the spiders that search engines like Google are based on. They go out to all sites and automatically download any mp3s that are linked on the site, then a program goes through the mp3 tags (artist/title/etc) and if it matches anything in their clients' catalogs they send out a warning. There is no fact-checking on their end to see whether or not you have been given permission to post the track, which is why they don't immediately file a DMCA notice.

Fresh

Anti-Piracy Watchdogs Take It To The Comments Section

Niles — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:15:52 EDT

So much wrong with this... First off, is Fat Possum even part of the RIAA?
Secondly, look at websheriff's site. It's just sad. He's preying on the insecurity of record labels, celebrities... he implies that he can stop rumors from being spread about his clients. Good luck, pal.
Third, all of his work seems to be in britain. does he even have any jurisdiction here to say the sort of things he's saying?

I wonder if he's just some loose cannon trying to prove himself so Daddy RIAAbucks will start paying him to go after blogs.

Niles

Anti-Piracy Watchdogs Take It To The Comments Section

matthew — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:03:48 EDT

I had the same thing happen to me with The Shins...no comments, but this "Web Sheriff" sent me an e-mail with all sorts of vague threats. I told them off in my reply, cc'ing Sub Pop, and I never heard from them again (though Sub Pop was very apologetic!).

matthew

Anti-Piracy Watchdogs Take It To The Comments Section

j clicky clicky — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:31:19 EDT

They sent me a C+D a month ago or so for a Dino track I had explicit permission from the label to post. Left hand, meet right hand.

j clicky clicky

Anti-Piracy Watchdogs Take It To The Comments Section

KeBove — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:41:18 EDT

Web Sherrif left me a few comments when I first started my blog. Since I don't check the comments that often, I accidentally ignored them. They emailed me, and were much less polite. I told them that if they needed to contact me, email is the guaranteed only way to do so. That was about a two months ago, and I haven't heard from them since. The whole comment-leaving thing is really a horrible way to deal with things.

KeBove