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Old 09-09-2024, 03:53 AM  
Mr.Fiction
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Originally Posted by Wautier View Post
Now, none of those things are an issue here... the issue is the brandability; their names are often generic (for privacy reasons) and they do not wish to have a unique brand due to stalkers, so we find ourselves in situations where you have these companies sending fraudulent notices based on nothing more than a generic keyword...
Even if the keyword is unique, a brand is a trademark not a copyright and trademarks are not subject to DMCA. Jenna Jameson cannot file a DMCA notice against a website for using her name, nor can Disney. DMCA is for copyright only, any attempt to use it for trademarks is invalid.
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