My personal favorite is the number of notices that we receive as DMCA takedown notices, citing the specific laws.
Most of the notices come from people who are unable to comprehend that US Laws don't apply outside of the US. Sk. -----Original Message----- From: J [mailto:na...@namor.ca] Subject: Re: Canadian Hosting Providers - how do you handle copyright and trademark complaints Voluntary notice-and-notice. Mostly automated based on ACNS reports that the majority do. Haven't really dealt any takedowns. On 13-06-04 06:44 PM, Landon wrote: > Hello, > > I'm wondering how other Canadian Hosting Providers handle copyright > and trademark complaints about customers on their network. I'm > thinking of just handling them the same as a DMCA notification should > be handled but since there's no forced takedown provisions in the > Canadian copyright act (that I know of?) it's difficult to say what is > better. I'd kind of like if our customers could enjoy some freedom > from the sledgehammer of the DMCA > *but* still being subject to copyright and trademark infringement laws > of course. I have to admit - this is my ignorance. I'm quite > familiar with the DMCA and the litigation that usually ensues during > american trademark infringement already but not Canadian copyright laws or > trademark laws. > > I do intend to consult with a real lawyer about this eventually but I > want to have intelligent questions or suggestions before that happens. > > Also how are trademark infringement issues handled differently than > copyright issues in Canada? >
