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Originally Posted by fuzebox
Are these the same guys sending false DMCAs to NASA because a model chose the same name as their new space program?
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nope, just another prominent one
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Originally Posted by NoWhErE
Nah thats DMCA Privacy Protection. I think that company is owned by the same guy that owns/owned manyvids.
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yeps, DMCA Protection owns Branditscan as well
all three companies are notorious for sending out false DMCAs on behalf of unwitting* clients claiming their clients own content they do not. hell, sometimes the recipients of the DMCA's are the actual companies that shot the material and have legit primary ownership, or share co-ownership with the performers in the content
@J, hit up Grooby for more info, Steven is pretty hard core into fighting this fuckery
*I say unwitting because lots of performers don't really understand how affs use legit content, why would they if they're not affs themselves? even some performers who do understand it trust these companies to be legit
there's a financial incentive for these cos to over-DMCA, it gives them an excuse to push higher-priced packages on their clients (wow, look how much stuff we found!!!) and makes it look like they're cleansing the net of content the performer legit owns. also cuts costs by not having to use a precise and well thought-out approach to the DMCA's they send
I'm sorry, I consider this fucking theft. from performers, legit affs and in some cases the sites that shot that shot the content themselves. these 3 co's don't care cuz they get paid. no matter that their payments come at the expense of everyone else
madness
think I'm most pissed that they steal from talent while pretending to be on their side, but this hurts/causes hassle for everyone and serves to make performers look bad
a huge fan of the DMCA process, but this...I'll stop before I continue swearing