I just received this, im not sure what to do, I dont want to get into any trouble...
Here is a little background info :
I have a website which is an rss aggregator for a specific niche, so basically, It grabs rss feeds from a few sites and publishes them. It looks like one of the site from who I am grabbing rss feed filed a complaint. I obviously will take down all the post that were grabbed from that specific site, but is that enough ? Do I have to shut down my entire site ? I didnt know that grabbing feeds was illegal, tons of site out there do it and anyways arent rss feeds meant to be grabbed, there are even dedicated rss feed directories out there where people submit their own feeds...
I do not try to take credit for the posts btw, but I admit that it might not be clear enough sometimes where the posts are coming from... although if you go in the about page of my site i clearly state that the whole site is an rss aggregator and grabs feeds from other sites.
any advices ?
PS: I am from canada, not sure if this changes anything legally...
Hello,
Google has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that some of your webpages allegedly infringe upon the copyrights of others. The notice that we received is attached to this e-mail. Please note that we have disabled ad-serving to the URLs of the allegedly infringing webpages, which may be found at the end of this message.
The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service provider safe harbor in case of copyright infringement. If we do not receive a counter-notification from you within 10 days, we may revoke your AdSense approval. If we did not do so, we may be subject to a claim of copyright infringement, regardless of its merits. See http://www.educause.edu/issues/dmca.html for more information about the DMCA, and Digital Millennium Copyright Act for the information that Google AdSense requires in order to process a DMCA complaint.
Google can restore ad-serving to the affected URLs upon receipt of a proper counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and 3) of the DMCA.
To file a counter notification with us, you must provide a written communication (by fax or regular mail -- not by email, except by prior
agreement) that sets forth the items specified below. Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a product or activity is not infringing the copyrights of others. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether certain material infringes the copyrights of others, we suggest that you first contact an attorney. A sample counter notification may be found at www.chillingeffects.org/dmca/counter512.pdf .
To expedite our ability to process your counter notice, please use our online form at https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=dmca_counter.
Submitting a notice online ensures the quickest handling and processing of your request.
If you would like to fax or mail the notice, please use the following format (including section numbers):
1. Identify the specific URLs of material that Google has removed or to which Google has disabled access. For Google Groups, identify the sender, date, newsgroup, and subject matter of all the material in question.
2. Provide your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or Santa Clara County, California if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.
3. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that each search result or message identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled, or that the material identified by the complainant has been removed or disabled at the URL identified and will no longer be shown."
4. Sign the paper.
5. Send the written communication to the following address:
Google, Inc.
Attn: AdSense Support, DMCA Complaints
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
OR fax to:
(650) 618-8507
Attn: AdSense Support, DMCA complaints
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.
I put some stuff in bold above because it seems contradictory to me... first google says that I need to file a counter notification by fax or regular mail, NOT BY EMAIL, and then they say I can do that with an online form...Google has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that some of your webpages allegedly infringe upon the copyrights of others. The notice that we received is attached to this e-mail. Please note that we have disabled ad-serving to the URLs of the allegedly infringing webpages, which may be found at the end of this message.
The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service provider safe harbor in case of copyright infringement. If we do not receive a counter-notification from you within 10 days, we may revoke your AdSense approval. If we did not do so, we may be subject to a claim of copyright infringement, regardless of its merits. See http://www.educause.edu/issues/dmca.html for more information about the DMCA, and Digital Millennium Copyright Act for the information that Google AdSense requires in order to process a DMCA complaint.
Google can restore ad-serving to the affected URLs upon receipt of a proper counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and 3) of the DMCA.
To file a counter notification with us, you must provide a written communication (by fax or regular mail -- not by email, except by prior
agreement) that sets forth the items specified below. Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a product or activity is not infringing the copyrights of others. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether certain material infringes the copyrights of others, we suggest that you first contact an attorney. A sample counter notification may be found at www.chillingeffects.org/dmca/counter512.pdf .
To expedite our ability to process your counter notice, please use our online form at https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=dmca_counter.
Submitting a notice online ensures the quickest handling and processing of your request.
If you would like to fax or mail the notice, please use the following format (including section numbers):
1. Identify the specific URLs of material that Google has removed or to which Google has disabled access. For Google Groups, identify the sender, date, newsgroup, and subject matter of all the material in question.
2. Provide your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or Santa Clara County, California if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.
3. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that each search result or message identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled, or that the material identified by the complainant has been removed or disabled at the URL identified and will no longer be shown."
4. Sign the paper.
5. Send the written communication to the following address:
Google, Inc.
Attn: AdSense Support, DMCA Complaints
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
OR fax to:
(650) 618-8507
Attn: AdSense Support, DMCA complaints
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.
Here is a little background info :
I have a website which is an rss aggregator for a specific niche, so basically, It grabs rss feeds from a few sites and publishes them. It looks like one of the site from who I am grabbing rss feed filed a complaint. I obviously will take down all the post that were grabbed from that specific site, but is that enough ? Do I have to shut down my entire site ? I didnt know that grabbing feeds was illegal, tons of site out there do it and anyways arent rss feeds meant to be grabbed, there are even dedicated rss feed directories out there where people submit their own feeds...
I do not try to take credit for the posts btw, but I admit that it might not be clear enough sometimes where the posts are coming from... although if you go in the about page of my site i clearly state that the whole site is an rss aggregator and grabs feeds from other sites.
any advices ?
PS: I am from canada, not sure if this changes anything legally...
