So, today I get on my computer and see that I have a DMCA violation hit on a post from 2018.
That makes no sense because everything I post I created myself...I only post scans I make, I don't lift things from the internet.
After jumping through google's hoops- they don't make it easy to figure out, which I am quite sure is on purpose, I discovered that it came from EA Sports, the video game company, and they got me for a post I did where I showed what cards I got from an NHL Repack I received as a gift from my brother.
Most importantly from all this....
THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT EA SPORTS IN THE POST AT ALL. IN FACT THERE WAS NOTHING RELATED TO ANY VIDEO GAME COMPANIES OR GAMING WHATSOEVER.
Even if I had shown one of their video games, taking and sharing a photo of what you have in your collection is not in any way, shape or form a violation of copyright.
In the email and on the bar they put across the screen on the Blogger homepage, they say you can file a counterclaim. That is a lie, plain and simple. The form it takes you to is to file a claim that someone is using your copyright.
There is no way to dispute a false spoof claim as this is.
I have been enjoying EA video games for almost 30 years. They will never get another cent out of me after this. If you want to be stupid you can do it without any more of my money.
That's bizarre, and ridiculous. I've used images from the internet before and never got any notice like that.
ReplyDeleteI tried looking for the post they questioned and couldn't find it. Did you pull it?
Blogger pulled it. Said they would delete my account if I reposted it without removing the "offending material" but since there is absolutely nothing in it that they could be talking about, I didn't take the risk.
DeleteDang. Sorry to hear that you had to deal with this. Sure hope this isn't the new trend and a bunch of us are forced to start writing about these kinds of situations.
ReplyDeleteThat would really stink.
DeleteThat's ridiculous. Sorry it happened.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely
DeleteMan, that would be like chasing down ebay people who seĺ their products. They are posting pics
ReplyDeleteExactly...posting a picture of something you own, even something that is copyright protected, is fair use.
DeleteSounds like it was some sort of AI search program gone wrong. If so, I suspect that this won't be the last time that we hear about something like this happening.
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