Copyright Infringment?

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Copyright Infringment?

Postby V3n0m » Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:29 pm

I recently posted my website up Via Internet Solutions, they've been helpful its only 7$/mo for 300 meg, and it's a .com on top of that

My problem is a week about after i posted my site on the server i got an email notifying me of copyright infringment, i have no idea what it's from being that i created the site from scrap pix on my second HD, i posted a few of my music videos, and yeah

WTH could i be infringing on, i've made disclaimers, a privacy policy, and gave credit to Funimation, Yipee i dont understand
i've gotten the idea it's form using DBZ Pics, but it's a fansite, so wtf
I've gotten the idea it's from using popular music but u guys do it
i'm thinkin on goin thru my school maybe get lisencing information on various anime and market my vids on dvd if at all possible, otherwise just the site, but can somebody please tell me wtf could possibly be the problem?

I was afraid to post my site after they took it down a week after i posted it, then after that the next week they took the DNS down, i have no idea what the hell is going on, i just want a freekin fansite with my vids on there but red tape always occors with me i guess if anybody could help it would be greatly appreciated
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Re: Copyright Infringment?

Postby Machine » Fri Feb 28, 2003 3:12 pm

V3n0m wrote:I recently posted my website up Via Internet Solutions, they've been helpful its only 7$/mo for 300 meg, and it's a .com on top of that

My problem is a week about after i posted my site on the server i got an email notifying me of copyright infringment, i have no idea what it's from being that i created the site from scrap pix on my second HD, i posted a few of my music videos, and yeah

WTH could i be infringing on, i've made disclaimers, a privacy policy, and gave credit to Funimation, Yipee i dont understand
i've gotten the idea it's form using DBZ Pics, but it's a fansite, so wtf
I've gotten the idea it's from using popular music but u guys do it
i'm thinkin on goin thru my school maybe get lisencing information on various anime and market my vids on dvd if at all possible, otherwise just the site, but can somebody please tell me wtf could possibly be the problem?

I was afraid to post my site after they took it down a week after i posted it, then after that the next week they took the DNS down, i have no idea what the hell is going on, i just want a freekin fansite with my vids on there but red tape always occors with me i guess if anybody could help it would be greatly appreciated


If your pulling alot of bandwidth, chances are the hosting companies aren't making a profit off of you and will shut you down while giving you a bullshit reason of copyright infrignment.

Its happen to me before with places like TITAN hosting and bluedomino.com

And for 7$ a month, its not even worth quality hosting. :?
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Postby aluminumstudios » Sun Mar 02, 2003 11:51 am

Yeah, they pull that copyright infringement stuff out when you start using a lot of bandwidth.

It's not the total storage space you have to look at when finding an ISP it's how much bandwidth they will allow you to use.

Also be aware that "unlimited" bandwidth doesn't always mean "unlimited transfer." Many places get petty when you exceede 30 gigs in a month. But with AMV's it's easy to exceede 30 gigs in a day. So watch your statistics ....
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Re: Copyright Infringment?

Postby trythil » Sun Mar 02, 2003 12:55 pm

V3n0m wrote:WTH could i be infringing on, i've made disclaimers, a privacy policy, and gave credit to Funimation, Yipee i dont understand
i've gotten the idea it's form using DBZ Pics, but it's a fansite, so wtf
I've gotten the idea it's from using popular music but u guys do it
i'm thinkin on goin thru my school maybe get lisencing information on various anime and market my vids on dvd if at all possible, otherwise just the site, but can somebody please tell me wtf could possibly be the problem?


AMVs are clearly a derivative work based off of copyrighted material. The only party that has the right to authorize, make, and distribute derivative works is the copyright owner. See Chapter 1, Section 106 of U.S. copyright law.

Everyone here who distributes (or even makes) AMVs is breaking the law, unless they (1) cleared the video with the animation studio and the record labels or (2) made their video with 100% original material (and I know that many people here don't do either). Usually, people don't care, but when you start drawing a lot of throughput...

Well, in any case, your ISP was fully within its rights to shut you down.
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Postby V3n0m » Sun Mar 02, 2003 1:03 pm

aluminumstudios wrote:Yeah, they pull that copyright infringement stuff out when you start using a lot of bandwidth.

It's not the total storage space you have to look at when finding an ISP it's how much bandwidth they will allow you to use.

Also be aware that "unlimited" bandwidth doesn't always mean "unlimited transfer." Many places get petty when you exceede 30 gigs in a month. But with AMV's it's easy to exceede 30 gigs in a day. So watch your statistics ....


So Wierd, i just put my site up then they take it down, i've barely had any hits, it's pissin me off that they rip my whole site down for a few files, then they refuse to tell me the names of the files, or even the extensions, i looked a couple days ago and my DNS is gone, my DN, but the server is still up, I'm beginning to think a Fansite is illegal in the eyes of Funimation and the US government, just because of how jewish they are ending up to be, gov. exspecially
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Postby NicholasDWolfwood » Sun Mar 02, 2003 1:50 pm

First off, learn how to spell.

Second, they aren't gay.

The host probably gave you the copyright infringement notice because you're using too much bandwidth. Otherwise, that host is real gay.
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Postby trythil » Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:13 pm

V3n0m wrote:So Wierd, i just put my site up then they take it down, i've barely had any hits, it's pissin me off that they rip my whole site down for a few files, then they refuse to tell me the names of the files, or even the extensions, i looked a couple days ago and my DNS is gone, my DN, but the server is still up, I'm beginning to think a Fansite is illegal in the eyes of Funimation and the US government, just because of how jewish they are ending up to be, gov. exspecially


First off, don't throw stupid slurs like that around.

Second, it all comes down to freely available copyright law. You should have known what you were getting into when you started making AMVs.

If you didn't know, it's your fault, and nobody's going to pity you for losing your hosting.

When you choose a web-space provider, you agree to their terms and conditions. They are a private entity, and therefore not only have to abide by federal copyright law, but are also allowed to do whatever the hell they want with their property.

You are storing your data on their property. If they sense it as a threat, they will do whatever they can do to remove that threat, and it is fully within their rights to do so.

Don't like it? Too bad. Go set up your own server, or find somebody more willing to host illegal video files.
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Postby Anonyma » Sun Mar 02, 2003 8:02 pm

Many free and cheap providers also make a provision which says sites can't put up any video or music files (due both to copyright and possible bandwidth). That may also be why.
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Postby CaTaClYsM » Sun Mar 02, 2003 8:48 pm

well to piss them off you could put up a new site with one big uncomressed AVI and then we could all take turns downloading it with a download accelerator. How much would that piss them off? Just make usre the vid is of something that isn't copywrited, make 300 megs of blank footage in premiere and then put it up on your site or something like that.
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Postby Dannywilson » Sun Mar 02, 2003 10:34 pm

V3n0m wrote:So Wierd, i just put my site up then they take it down, i've barely had any hits, it's pissin me off that they rip my whole site down for a few files, then they refuse to tell me the names of the files, or even the extensions, i looked a couple days ago and my DNS is gone, my DN, but the server is still up, I'm beginning to think a Fansite is illegal in the eyes of Funimation and the US government, just because of how jewish they are ending up to be, gov. exspecially


You get what you give.

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Postby V3n0m » Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:49 pm

The current situation for me is, My Webhost (internet solutions) and I are trying to find out what files were violating copyright, i have to say the idea of just my music videos being illegal or going under copyright infringment is downright stupid being there are Thousands of them out there total that basically follow the same syntax, well teh court in the UK issued the site be taken down, I've sent them numerous emails about it asking them to kindly define OFfending software witha Filename[then extension[] but no reply My webhost has done the same basically to them, we aren't getting no answer, My website according to teh court the Disclaimers were Irrelevant for giving credit of the original sources to the rightful companies, Now if any of you have had this happen before, witch i somehow doubt, how did u get an answer, my webhost is ok with me putting it back up but the DNS isn tthere anymore, although i have ownership of it til 2005, yipee
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Postby V3n0m » Mon Mar 03, 2003 7:43 pm

Well, How do you fix it with ur webhost if they are using that as an excuse for me taking up bandwidth, ? i want this issue resolved, maybe i'll make a small editorial on it for newbs, later, although i as of current am a newb to the law world, anybody pls help :(
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Postby Dannywilson » Mon Mar 03, 2003 9:03 pm

SHUT UP! GOD EVERYONE KNOWS WE ARE BREAKING THE LAW WHEN WE DO THIS, AND YOU BITCHING ABOUT YOUR WEBHOSTING IS REDUNDANT AND FUCKING STUPID! SO SHUT THE FUCK UP! JUST GO FIND A NEW HOST AND QUIT FUCKING CRYING OVER IT!
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Postby trythil » Mon Mar 03, 2003 9:46 pm

Dannywilson wrote:SHUT UP! GOD EVERYONE KNOWS WE ARE BREAKING THE LAW WHEN WE DO THIS, AND YOU BITCHING ABOUT YOUR WEBHOSTING IS REDUNDANT AND FUCKING STUPID! SO SHUT THE FUCK UP! JUST GO FIND A NEW HOST AND QUIT FUCKING CRYING OVER IT!


Wow.

That was probably the most eloquent way I've ever seen of hammering the legality of AMVs into someone.
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Postby Ashton » Mon Mar 03, 2003 10:19 pm

Dannywilson wrote:SHUT UP! GOD EVERYONE KNOWS WE ARE BREAKING THE LAW WHEN WE DO THIS, AND YOU BITCHING ABOUT YOUR WEBHOSTING IS REDUNDANT AND FUCKING STUPID! SO SHUT THE FUCK UP! JUST GO FIND A NEW HOST AND QUIT FUCKING CRYING OVER IT!

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