RE: TALK-TALK NEWS: ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? PLEASE RE-STEEM AND GET INFO OUT
@fitinfun I agree that a DMCA take down notice is a good first step, but here is a case that took the better part of 5 years.
My sister spent years taking down revenge porn and filing a DMCA take down notice involves including the URLs and that means you have to find them all. Since she couldn't, I used search engine scrapers to do that and every week new URLs would pop up (so much for google's duplicate content penalty, right?). When your content is spread over hundreds of websites this can take a while, especially if you have to search with altered titles as well as the original. If you have copyrighted work like a published Book, filing a take down notice is relatively easy, but when proof of ownership can be questioned, strange things start to happen.
"Yes that is your face in the video and your name on the title, but some one else could be holding the Camera and could be the owner of the video" would be the reason cited to NOT comply with a Court order from another Country. Funny how they didn't question the uploader about ownership as he remained "anonymous" to the world at large.
Then there are differences in jurisdiction. In one Country this was considered a criminal offense, but in the country hosting the websites, it was considered as a matter for civil Court.
Don't forget, we are dealing with a bunch of sleaze balls trying to make a buck from other people's work. They don't start with a server to create their business; they start in a law office.
Then there is this platform itself. Is there any guarantee that DTube can not sell your video to a 3rd party? I'm not suggesting they did, but could they? Yeah, how dare I even think such a thing. Well I've seen enough things in life to know that businesses swindle each other more often than you would think.
I do like your recommendation to ignore it, at least for now to consider what to do with this situation. Do we fight it, or do we use it to sneak in free advertising?
Thank you for your time and contributing to the discussion, very much appreciated.
Greetings!
I do not fight it - I ignore it. I've been watching others go crazy about it for years. This is a new world and I do not want to be distracted by misery.
There are way fewer sleazeballs than you think. I just stay away from the dark side and let them have whatever it is they are taking.
Personally I would not bother with the advertising either, but maybe it's a good plan.
I'm trying to help fat people get thin and healthy. If someone steals my work and helps an obese person see the light and be able to change - WooHoo!
I appreciate your perspective, and for the most part this should work for most.
Kind regards,
Onno.
You're welcome. I think trolls and thieves are a distraction for the most part. It's hard to see it the first time. Then it's up to each person on how they want to deal with it :)
I lost 100 pounds it took 4 years, it was hard and I've never looked back. Although I do not look like the after picture anymore and 20 pounds thinner because I'm ill. At 1 time I was muscular and tone in period my breast implants almost killed me if you have any people that you work with that are not feeling well and they have them, tell them they better take them out because I took him out too late.
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Oh wow - I have known so many people to have problems with them. I'm so sorry to hear what you are going through. I'm glad you got them out anyway. Get job on the weight. So few succeed these days. {{{Hugs}}}