We allow torrenting and warez-linking but expect customers to comply with DMCA requests (for individual links), see ToS for more.

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Sending ''false'' DMCA claims can get you in quiet some trouble as well, don't just spam 'em around if you're angry. Keep that in mind.

There is no strict format, theres no local copyright law where it says "TREAT DMCA AS NORMAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE", but its in the datacenters best interest to force copyright, so if the

And which rule of local copyright law requires that a DMCA be treated as a formal copyright infringement notice? To invoke local copyright law, their rules have to be followed and any notice of infrin

A DC out the US will treat a DMCA as a formal copyright infringement notice, and will treat it as one, they dont have to follow the DMCA "rules" but it will follow the rules of local

People seem to think since the UK dosen't have the DMCA, they can rent a VPS here and pirate films, however DMCA notices are treated as standard copyright infringement notices, and international copyr

No. Feel free to send the DMCA to anyone anywhere -- it appears there is a decent chance it will work. I would make sure the letter of the law is met, i.e. not just a MediaSentry-type email. Of course

As @joepie91 said, the DMCA "safe harbor" mechanism only has legal effect on US entities. A DC or provider who does business in the US, either themselves or via a subsidiary, etc. ca

DMCA is a USA thing so usually only companies under USA jurisdiction have to comply with it.

That depends, if the server is located outside the USA but the hosting company is based in the USA they will have to obey DMCAs.

So if the server is not in USA it is OK to "ignore" DMCA complains, isn't it?

Just out of curiosity, does I have to be a US resident or located in the US in order to be eligible to send a DMCA takedown?

The give you 24 hours to respond and take down content. Too many DMCA's and they'll tell you to go away.

Im looking at colo at DataShack and I wanted to know how strict they are on DMCA and such. I plan on doing shared hosting with it. Im currently in EvoSwitch and they are HORRIBLE with DMCA requests. I

Is burstnet that anal about DMCA's? I always thought they were more than reasonable when it came to them assuming you showed you weren't lazy.

I don't like this. I mean, crying just for one DMCA :S

We have received a DMCA pertaining to material hosted on a server under our management ~ Server Scranton.

You can now imagine why they shun high BW apps, it has nothing to do with child porn or copyright DMCA notes, and he is right he would have me at his throat if the BW would have been under 1 mbps. So,

I dont run 100 mbps full open nodes (i.e. wont have that many outside connections in same time as i allow only http(s), pop(s), 465, some IM protocols and streaming). I wont be having any P2P unless s