Includes exclusive mix from the man himself!
Well it is that time of the year again...
JC from the 'TheVinyl Villian' blog started this day last year after he was dealt a DMCA takedown notice for posting a track by Paul Haig. A track that was owned by him and had been given to the blog as a way of promoting his then new album.
You should of course know who Paul Haig is but if you don't then please visit all the blogs taking part today (there is a list over at the 'The Vinyl Villian' and by the end you should have built a good little introductory collection of mpfrees. Like Franz Ferdinand? Well a massive debt is owed to the man above...)
Anyway on to the DMCA process...well the problem is that I don't know where to begin... as the wiki article states:
"The DMCA has been criticized for making it too easy for copyright owners to encourage website owners to take down allegedly infringing content and links which may in fact not be infringing. When website owners receive a takedown notice it is in their interest not to challenge it, even if it is not clear if infringement is taking place, because if the potentially infringing content is taken down the website will not be held liable."
This blog has received three infringment notices in it's 4,500 post history, two of which were for links to 'the internet archive', which are legal downloads. I did write to blogger at the time pointing this out and never heard back but interestingly if you check up 'Exile On Moan Street' at 'Chilling Effects' there is only one one DMCA notice listed...and yes I was (probably) guilty that time!
Google themselves have said:
"that more than half (57%) of the takedown notices it has received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998, were sent by business targeting competitors and over one third (37%) of notices were not valid copyright claims. "
This matters as this recent article at 'The Guardian' points out blogs are disappearing after only one DMCA notice! Blogger has never satisfactorily said under what circumstances they do delete blogs, but from what I can gather it seems to be after five notices usually.
There has also been cases like Sire Records having their official 'Youtoob' channel deleted for infringing copyright!!!
Bloggers, in the main are trying to point you to artists and songs that they like and want you to know and I am convinced this can only help the artists in question become better known...and do not get me started on Lily Allen biting the hand that fed her!
So it is with thanks to Paul Haig for getting bloggers on his side that I leave you with the first single from his first band from 1979 to his most recent song...
...and don't forget to visit 'The Vinyl Villian' for updates of other blog's posts throughout the day...
Thanks guys for kicking off Paul Haig Day II in such a brilliant way.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great feeling to realise that this is being promoted right across the globe.
JC
aka The Vinyl Villain
2JC/
ReplyDeleteA pleasure to be part of it!
BTW 'Pathways' actually comes up an hour before Glesca DOH! Shows you how long I have been away!
Regards/