WTF -- DMCA Takedown to Remove Link?

ugarte said:

I received a DMCA takedown request today to remove a link pointing to a website.


Does DMCA allow this? This would be crazy. Imagine all the sites that got hit by Penguin sending out DMCA(s) to get their links removed.

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nanavlad said:

It wont happen like that
but my advice is remove the link
before you lose the site

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ugarte said:

That would be too easy

I still don't understand how DMCA requests can be used for link removal. Has anyone else heard of this?

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ugarte said:

I received a DMCA takedown request today to remove a link pointing to a website.

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1. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
2. The exact URL or a description of each place where alleged infringing material is located.
3. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use has not been authorized by you, your agent, or the law.
4. Your electronic or physical signature or the electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on your behalf.
5. A statement by you made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Hello,

We have received a DMCA complaint regarding a domain under your reseller account - website.com;


####################
Re: Copyright Claim


I work for the company: WEBSITE.COM


Note: All correspondence regarding this matter should be via
[email protected]


Our site has been penalized by Google because of duplicated content which
is hosted on domains within your control, as result of this we have lost
80% of our Google traffic and we need to get this content taken down ASAP!


HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU?


By knowingly linking to copyright infringing content, you could be liable
for 'contributory copyright infringement' see
http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/linking-copyrighted-materials for more
information!


We have isolated the pages causing our penalty which we need to have
removed,


Where Exactly Are These Links And Content Which Need Removing?


Specifically the following pages which are most likely operated by the same
person and located here:


http://www.wedsite.com/webpage.html


On the following
IPs:


I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described
above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its
agent, or the law and is being hosted by .


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.

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50cent said:

This is a technique used to get webmasters to remove links quickly. I personally wouldn't take it too seriously because i know this technique is used to make people take note and react to the request.

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