What to do I sold a link and a few days later got this email

[Abby]

which says the site I listed on mine uses "Stolen content" I have to remove it. My question is the sender is not claiming the content is his, do I avoid legal action just refund the link buyer his $50 or ignore the email.
I have no clue if the content on that site is stolen as he claims.

[TheButcher]

I am no lawyer and not pretending to be one so take this with a pinch of salt, I would ignore this email, unless it is an official DMCA. If I got an email from a person who is not saying they own the copyright or are authorized to represent the copyright holder and it was not set out as a dmca notification that's what I would do. You do what you want and I know I have to say seek legal advice but you already know that.

[Russ]

Where is the dmca from or is there one? I get false dmca mail all the time I ignore it.

[tacnet]

You can not be prosecuted for linking to a site that uses stolen content. If that were the case, every DMCA notice could close down half the internet. Not only that, think of all the sites say Google links to ??? Google can't be held liable if content on those sites is considered stolen

Ignore it

[ispdn]

Ignore it

[fappmaster]

You can not be prosecuted for linking to a site that uses stolen content. If that were the case, every DMCA notice could close down half the internet. Not only that, think of all the sites say Google links to ??? Google can't be held liable if content on those sites is considered stolen

Ignore it

That first line should shut that person who emailed him. Just playing along with the person who emailed him, what if he can show you got paid to link to that site with copyright violation?

[tacnet]

You can not be prosecuted for linking to a site that uses stolen content. If that were the case, every DMCA notice could close down half the internet. Not only that, think of all the sites say Google links to ??? Google can't be held liable if content on those sites is considered stolen

Ignore it

That first line should shut that person who emailed him. Just playing along with the person who emailed him, what if he can show you got paid to link to that site with copyright violation?

It wouldn't matter. Even if they paid you for a link, it doesn't mean you have any kind of editorial control over the site. Think of the millions of websites that pay google for links/traffic. If Google could be held liable for any copyright infringements that their customers might commit then they would be getting sued pretty much every day

Plus it sounds like the guy hasn't provided any proof of ownership so that's case closed in my opinion

[Austin]

If I post every fake remove message I get it will be a very long thread.

[Boner]

If I post every fake remove message I get it will be a very long thread.

They come in waves some months I get 5 or 6 then they stop for a while.

[nudelinks]

If the site i sell a link to is kosher that is what i look for

[24alex]

If the site i sell a link to is kosher that is what i look for

How I look at things

[chilli.domains]

which says the site I listed on mine uses "Stolen content" I have to remove it. My question is the sender is not claiming the content is his, do I avoid legal action just refund the link buyer his $50 or ignore the email.
I have no clue if the content on that site is stolen as he claims.

Tell him to go pound sand in the Mojave desert

[3ric]

which says the site I listed on mine uses "Stolen content" I have to remove it. My question is the sender is not claiming the content is his, do I avoid legal action just refund the link buyer his $50 or ignore the email.
I have no clue if the content on that site is stolen as he claims.

It's been about 3 weeks did anything come out of this or was it a bogus claim?

[saucyadele]

which says the site I listed on mine uses "Stolen content" I have to remove it. My question is the sender is not claiming the content is his, do I avoid legal action just refund the link buyer his $50 or ignore the email.
I have no clue if the content on that site is stolen as he claims.

You hear any more from them?

[Terry]

which says the site I listed on mine uses "Stolen content" I have to remove it. My question is the sender is not claiming the content is his, do I avoid legal action just refund the link buyer his $50 or ignore the email.
I have no clue if the content on that site is stolen as he claims.

If you get a bonafide DMCA notice then yes take down the link and refund him, until then forget about it.