Guild Wars 2

if you didn’t know Anet now you do.

http://cinemablend.floost.com/Miscellaneous/post-game-mods-get-hit-with-dmca-notice-from-six-strikes-policy-2083659

“We reported a while back that the Six Strikes policy would be put into effect by a number of ISPs, including AT&T, Verizon and Comcast to name a few. The policy recently went into effect and already lawyers and copyright holders have been laying the smack down on average internet goers for copyright infringement.

According to Techdirt, DtecNet is sending out strikes for any and everything that even remotely seems like it crosses their digital line of imaginary copyrighted content. In fact, the DMCA notice they sent out was on behalf of NBC Universal and had nothing to do with ArenaNet or NCSoft’s Guild Wars brand.

Here’s part of the letter they sent to David Sutherland, who has a Mediafire account for distributing Guild Wars mods…"

Seems like part of the url got censored, haha. (sometimes the filter doesnt make a shred of sense) :/ The last part is supposed to be 5330kittenml and not 5530kittenml

nope, the article was taken down. finding another source.

fony.5102:

nope, the article was taken down. finding another source.

Your article is still up, in fact. Google the url you linked minus the last filing bit of it (i.e. post-game-mods-get-hit-with-dmca-notice-from-six-strikes-policy-).

Anyway, this is pretty disturbing. Of course, NBC won’t encounter any consequences for filing false copyright claims.

That’s a misleading title, lol.

Some copyright autodetector filed false claims based on a GW2 update. The software is stupid.

From the Daily Dot:

http://www.dailydot.com/news/copyright-alert-system-dmca-takedown-error/

It would be kind of nice to see ArenaNet look out for their user base and do something about NBCs false claims so perhaps companies will actually THINK before they just throw out the “you’re infringing on my copyright!” hammer.

Even if it was generated via some autodetector, perhaps they should actually put in the work if they want to protect their IP.

callidus.7085:

It would be kind of nice to see ArenaNet look out for their user base and do something about NBCs false claims so perhaps companies will actually THINK before they just throw out the “you’re infringing on my copyright!” hammer.

Even if it was generated via some autodetector, perhaps they should actually put in the work if they want to protect their IP.

Well to be fair, this would likely be the first they hear of it.

This also isn’t the first time an automated system has falsely flagged content as infringing.

It happened to a site which hosted HBO content. Happened to be the official www.HBO.com site of course. :P

I’m sure too anyone who’s posted vids on Youtube have come across the occasional false flag.

It’s a bit difficult to defend an IP when a faulty AI is claiming ownership faster than you can keep up. At this point we don’t even know what it was precisely about those mods that flagged the system.

Jareth.4813:

callidus.7085:

It would be kind of nice to see ArenaNet look out for their user base and do something about NBCs false claims so perhaps companies will actually THINK before they just throw out the “you’re infringing on my copyright!” hammer.

Even if it was generated via some autodetector, perhaps they should actually put in the work if they want to protect their IP.

Well to be fair, this would likely be the first they hear of it.

This also isn’t the first time an automated system has falsely flagged content as infringing.

It happened to a site which hosted HBO content. Happened to be the official www.HBO.com site of course. :P

I’m sure too anyone who’s posted vids on Youtube have come across the occasional false flag.

It’s a bit difficult to defend an IP when a faulty AI is claiming ownership faster than you can keep up. At this point we don’t even know what it was precisely about those mods that flagged the system.

Yea, I know, I read the article… but still, I dunno, things like this irk me. Would it kill them to have a team review the claims before sending out take down notices? I’m sure it would seem like it to them (because hiring people to do that would cut in to profits, and profits are all that matters, amirite?).

callidus.7085:

It would be kind of nice to see ArenaNet look out for their user base and do something about NBCs false claims so perhaps companies will actually THINK before they just throw out the “you’re infringing on my copyright!” hammer.

Even if it was generated via some autodetector, perhaps they should actually put in the work if they want to protect their IP.

ArenaNet is not a party in this. They have no legal standing to do anything whatsoever.