Game: Find the Valid DMCA Notice

Published: July 26, 2007, 1:08 pm

Tags: legal issues, articles, dmca, cease and desist, content theft, copyright, copyright infringement, game, legal, notice and takedow, plagiarism, stock letters, templates

Often times, on this site and elsewhere, we criticize hosts for their poor handling of the DMCA while chiding Webmasters and other laypeople who make mistakes while filing DMCA notices. Though the criticism of hosts is a little more fair since they were one of the parties pushing for the notice and takedown provision, the fact remains that the DMCA notice and takedown provision is complicated and, for most people, difficult to use. Without a good stock letter, most people find it nearly impossible to file a complete DMCA notice and most hosts provide little to no assistance with the process. To illustrate that problem some as well as explain why hosts make mistakes with the DMCA and why so many submitted notices turn out to be invalid, I’ve decided to create a game. This game will test your knowledge of the DMCA by giving you three notices, only one of which is valid. You have to pick the right one. The rules and notices are below the fold so keep reading and post your answers

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