Re: December 31 - Deadline for DMCA Agent Designation
Rick Moen <[email protected]> Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:55:34 -0800
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Quoting Marcia K Wilbur ([email protected]): > So, December 31 is the deadline for DMCA agent designations. As a huge improvement over the old process, it can be done completely online and costs only US $6. > The expired designation will result in an invalid agent designation > and not qualify for safe harbors under the DMCA. Exactly. To qualify for 17 U.S.C. section 512(c)(3) safe harbour, service providers must designate a registered agent at US Copyright Office's Register of Copyrights. In case anyone is unclear about why, if you are a service provider (as I am, operating mailing lists and Web site) it's crucial to qualify for the safe harbour against legal liability and being assessed monetary damags for copyright infringement committed on your service, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_Liability_Limitation_Act _______________________________________________ Do not Cc: anyone else on mail sent to this list. The list server is set for maximum one recipient. linux-elitists mailing list [email protected] http://zgp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-elitists