..so that prevents you filling out their contact/takedown form? Or did I miss something here - does it say "only applicable in the usa" at the top or something..?
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mike, > > As I have explained before, the DMCA is a law which is only applicable in a > US jurisdiction and may introduce conditions which are not relevant in this > case. The DMCA may be the best option if you're a US based, but as my > company is a UK entity, trying to use a US only laws which is subject to US > only regulation is not sensible. > > Distributing the application is a breach of my companies copyright, the > company is a UK entity, and the US has signed international copyright > treaties, my company has the right to demand Google ceases distribution of > the offending material without the need to use a legal system which my > company is not subject to. > > Al. > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Mike Hearn" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 6:02 PM > To: "Android Discuss" <[email protected]> > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Copyright enforcement outside of the US > >> >>> Google seem to think the DMCA applies to UK copyright disputes as their >>> UK site says I must file a DMCA notice >> >> There's nothing magical about that form which makes it be ignored if >> you're outside the US. Google has a procedure for filing takedown >> notices, and it happens to be the form designed for DMCA compliance. I >> suspect if you fill it out and submit it, things will happen even >> though you're not American. >> > >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
