Michael Snow wrote:
Anthony DiPierro wrote:
The designated agent is there for takedown
notices of copyright
infringements, and they have to be in writing, not over the phone.
Do you think that if the Wikimedia Foundation gets a phone call from
someone complaining about copyright infringement, they're going to
say, "Sorry, we're not going to do anything unless you send it in
writing with all the elements required for a takedown notice"?
Well Michael...
In all good faith, this happens. Whether on the phone or on otrs, when
the message sounds reasonnable, and in particular when it cites a book
or a website where the image or text comes from, yes, we actually
remove the image or the text, on the assumption of good faith.
When the request sounds a bit the one of a lunatic, we do not
necessarily do so... We do not straight ask the person information
required for a takedown notice, but we certainly do ask a little bit
more information to justify the claim of cp infringment :-)
Sorry, I should have been more precise, but I was referring to the first
type of complaint only, not random rants containing legal threats. Those
get disregarded if the basis for the complaint isn't apparent and they
don't comply with the formalities, yes.
--Michael Snow