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by nostromo 5137 days ago
What I learned from this story: Godaddy will take down your site, without contacting you first, because they get a copyright infringement claim from some random dude on the internet.
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I used to work at the abuse department for a large web host. In these cases, we would contact the site owner and provide them with a set amount of days to either remove the material, contact the complainant, or explain the usage of the material. If they did not reply or attempt to contact the complainant, we would suspend their hosting. The only time we would suspend a site immediately would be for malware, phishing or child pornography.
What I learned from reading her blog post (http://chicksandpolitics.com/jayleecheapshots/) -- Candice Schwager is batsh*t insane!!!
This has been posted to Slashdot too (http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/05/25/1744246/photographer-...) ... Candice, welcome to the Streisand effect!!
Yes, that's the DMCA, isn't it?
No, the DMCA only forces them to take down the infringing content, i.e., the image.
DMCA doesn't force them to do anything, it just says that if you play by these rules then you, as the host, can't also be held liable for damages.