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What to Do If You’re Accused of Copyright Infringement

DivvyHQ

As content marketers, we need to be aware of the basics of copyright law to avoid any accidental infringement. If you're ever accused of copyright infringement, here's a quick guide on what to do, and how to respond.

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Copyright expert Nicholas Wells on the newest Google Bowling

Biznology

So, we have a technologist/marketer turned IP attorney that I was pleased be able to interview on the newest form of negative SEO or Google Bowling–illegal using copyright law against your competitors. Me: Can you describe the purpose of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? Me: What is a takedown notice?

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Dot Your I’s and Cross Your T’s: Don’t Let Copyright Law Be Used Against Your Content Marketing

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

A “DMCA takedown notice” from GMO-full Food Co. then filed a DMCA takedown notice with Automattic requesting that the post be taken down on the grounds of copyright infringement. The hosting service can’t be sued directly for copyright infringement if it complies with the DMCA takedown procedure. The culprit?—A

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The History of the Google Algorithm

ClearVoice

2012 – Pirate The aptly named Pirate update generated negative rankings for Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown requests. Google couldn’t tell if content actually violated copyrights. This means that it’s unclear how many DMCA violations trigger a negative ranking factor.

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Content Curation 101: How to Curate Content Responsibly (And Ethically)

Scoop.it

And you must do it ethically and avoid copyright infringement that might hurt your reputation with customers and search engines. According to the US copyright law , curated content is considered fairly used if you do it for criticizing, commenting, news reporting, educating, or researching reasons.

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SEO Bright Now: May 20, 2022

Brightedge

MOZ was removed from the Google index after an overly-broad DMCA request. MOZ Removed From Google Index After False DMCA Request. MOZ was removed from Google’s index after a DMCA notice was filed, a mechanism in which copyright holders request content to be removed from a site.

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B2B Marketers – Has Your Online Content Been Copied?

B2B Marketing Traction

During a discussion about copyrighted material on websites, one of my clients – an attorney – told me about a program called www.copyscape.com. Copyright Office. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 gives content owners the right to send an official notice to the copier’s online partners.

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