Sure, Takedown notices don't apply to ISPs which are "Mere Conduits", i.e you don't store the information, you just pass along whatever bits your subscriber is requesting from some third party. As a conduit, you are required to have an AUP which allows for the termination of service to repeat infringers, and have a registered contact with the copyright office in order to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA.
Good info on the DMCA here: http://digital-law-online.info/lpdi1.0/treatise35.html That being said, outside of the DMCA, some would argue that you have a duty to your customers to inform them of settlement offers. I don't agree with that interpretation, but I am not a lawyer and would be just as worried about the liability of forwarding bogus extortion "settlement offers". In any case, that isn't part of the DMCA. On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Peter Kranz <[email protected]> wrote: > Care to expand? > > > > >>Forwarding notices isn't part of the safe harbor provisions for ISPs. > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
