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Re:Fox Censors Cory Doctorow’s “Homeland” Novel From Google by kumarm on Saturday April 20, 2013 @12:24PM (#5581852)
Once our content was taken down because of DMCA from Poland (With just a gmail address). We got our content back online with counter following procedures with google after 15 days. (That is the time required after counter for the DMCA complainer to respond back). How can we expect to sue some on in Poland with just a email address and no idea who the real person is and what they are worth?

DMCA is an American law that only hurts people who live in US. It is very easy to abuse DMCA and trouble people in US if you live outside the country.

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Re:Fox Censors Cory Doctorow’s “Homeland” Novel From Google by drdaeman on Saturday April 20, 2013 @03:09PM (#5582459)
I'm not a laywer, nor I know US laws, but mustn't DMCA takedown notice include full contact details on entity who owns a copyrighted materials and, thus, sent the notice?

I'm not sure, but I suspect, without those, the notice is legally void and provider should just drop it as junk mail.

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Re:Fox Censors Cory Doctorow’s “Homeland” Novel From Google by manys on Saturday April 20, 2013 @02:45PM (#5582388)
They're supposed to put your content back up once they receive the counter notice. Your provider screwed you.
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Re:Fox Censors Cory Doctorow’s “Homeland” Novel From Google by dangrossman on Saturday April 20, 2013 @03:08PM (#5582457)
He said it was put back online after 15 days. That's how it's supposed to work. There is a gap between the content being taken down and going back up to allow time for a copyright holder to go to court and get an injunction.
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Re:Fox Censors Cory Doctorow’s “Homeland” Novel From Google by narag on Saturday April 20, 2013 @03:27PM (#5582517)
It would be nice if Google would let submitters to provide (and honor) a OnDMCANotice event handler, so the counter-notice gets sent inmediately, maybe documented with a reference to IP registration.
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