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Go me!
It's pretty long winded too; something to do with me having a video on my site that was made by another company, however the other company used copyrighted footage from another company to make the video.
I'm being threatened for allowing it to be downloaded off of my site even though I didn't make the video!
The letter I got, (PDF letter, although they say they're posting it to me,) is quite 'official' and such and it's coming from a solicitors too!
Oh the fun! I doubt anything will come of this though as the video is being hosted at millions of other places, I think it's just a random letter to try and scare me into taking the video off.
Just to make things even better, the company is in New Zealand!
Wooooooooo!
It's pretty long winded too; something to do with me having a video on my site that was made by another company, however the other company used copyrighted footage from another company to make the video.
I'm being threatened for allowing it to be downloaded off of my site even though I didn't make the video!
The letter I got, (PDF letter, although they say they're posting it to me,) is quite 'official' and such and it's coming from a solicitors too!
Oh the fun! I doubt anything will come of this though as the video is being hosted at millions of other places, I think it's just a random letter to try and scare me into taking the video off.
Just to make things even better, the company is in New Zealand!
Wooooooooo!
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Lol - I like that clip. By the way, when you say its "not not hosted by me" do you therefore mean it is? ;)
Oh I removed it straight away, I'm not that stupid! The letter has my address and everything in it so they're know their stuff!
The file is hosted in loads of other places though, Lycos are hosting it in their viral section and I remember it being aired on Channel 4 several years back on Dotcomedy.
"The nature of the market for such material is such that “fresh” material has a higher value than that already broadcast. Your use or authorisation of the use has therefore diminished the value of the asset which our client owns."
They've got a good point, but there's far too many people to challenge everyone individually, plus as far as everyone is concerned the company that made the second video (look down) hold the full copyright to the clip. I thought that too at first but I was obviously wrong. Can they still press charges even if the other company had claimed to own copyright to the clip and had fooled everyone? It's the same as me claiming to own SR and selling you all shares in the company, and then SR sueing you lot because I lied to you...
[URL]http://media.hamncheez.com/videos/Stupid%20Animals%20-%20Drunk%20Penguin.MPE[/URL]
That's the original clip, unedited, and not not hosted by me! This next clip is the one that's been edited and has caused the biggest problem.
[URL]http://www.clickhere.gr/content/fun/penguin.mpg[/URL]
Just been looking around the net though, seems as if this will be a big case if it goes through as the clip was created for an American TV show...
The file is hosted in loads of other places though, Lycos are hosting it in their viral section and I remember it being aired on Channel 4 several years back on Dotcomedy.
"The nature of the market for such material is such that “fresh” material has a higher value than that already broadcast. Your use or authorisation of the use has therefore diminished the value of the asset which our client owns."
They've got a good point, but there's far too many people to challenge everyone individually, plus as far as everyone is concerned the company that made the second video (look down) hold the full copyright to the clip. I thought that too at first but I was obviously wrong. Can they still press charges even if the other company had claimed to own copyright to the clip and had fooled everyone? It's the same as me claiming to own SR and selling you all shares in the company, and then SR sueing you lot because I lied to you...
[URL]http://media.hamncheez.com/videos/Stupid%20Animals%20-%20Drunk%20Penguin.MPE[/URL]
That's the original clip, unedited, and not not hosted by me! This next clip is the one that's been edited and has caused the biggest problem.
[URL]http://www.clickhere.gr/content/fun/penguin.mpg[/URL]
Just been looking around the net though, seems as if this will be a big case if it goes through as the clip was created for an American TV show...
Yeah, it's not the worth the hassle if they do decide to follow it up. It may seem a remote possibility, but I'm sure it does happen. You can then start a "legal threats" part of your site to make you seem that bit more dangerous and anarchic.
Turbo's right. May seem funny and pointless, but it is worth complying with.
I had a similar issue a couple of weeks ago where a client of mine was threatened with legal action for using similar Javascript to validate a form to his previous firms website. Although it's obviously open source and cannot be copyrighted (especially as you can only validate forms so many ways with JS) they were going for infringement of coyright based on the whitespace in the code.
Now I would have quite happily stood in court and called them a bunch of obnoxious tards they were being, but at the end of the day, it's very easy to get a site shut down just by dropping the host a small threatening letter froma good solicitor about copyright enfringement.
So personally, I'd follow the request and remove it.
I had a similar issue a couple of weeks ago where a client of mine was threatened with legal action for using similar Javascript to validate a form to his previous firms website. Although it's obviously open source and cannot be copyrighted (especially as you can only validate forms so many ways with JS) they were going for infringement of coyright based on the whitespace in the code.
Now I would have quite happily stood in court and called them a bunch of obnoxious tards they were being, but at the end of the day, it's very easy to get a site shut down just by dropping the host a small threatening letter froma good solicitor about copyright enfringement.
So personally, I'd follow the request and remove it.
You've been sent a nastygram :-)
If it was a cease-and-desist letter, I do suggest you comply though. You may think it's funny, but it WILL end badly if you don't end it now.
If it was a cease-and-desist letter, I do suggest you comply though. You may think it's funny, but it WILL end badly if you don't end it now.
I can see it, the headline on the BBC News website:
"Boy Sentenced to 20 Years in Kiwi Prison for Making the World a Happier Place"
*cries*
"Boy Sentenced to 20 Years in Kiwi Prison for Making the World a Happier Place"
*cries*
nice one mate.. at least you're getting noticed :)
The one of the penguin getting tripped up.
What video is this?
Tell them to speak properly, and then change your domain name.
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