Big Brother is Watching

Just wanted to put this up real quick. Blogger has removed one of my posts due to copyright infringement. I put up some songs by Late of the Pier. It seems removal of posts is happening alot lately. Check out these links.
http://todiebyyourside.blogspot.com/2008/10/just-because-youre-paranoid.html
http://songbytoad.com/2008/10/23/dont-be-evil/
The funny thing is all of 6 people must look at my blog. I don't know how they found it. Maybe a bot or something? The songs were downloaded a total of three times and that includes once by me to check the link. See this


Hears what Blogger sent me:
Blogger has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that certain content in your blog infringes upon the copyrights of others. The URL(s) of the allegedly infringing post(s) may be found at the end of this message.

The notice that we received, with any personally identifying information removed, will be posted online by a service called Chilling Effects at http://www.chillingeffects.org. We do this in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Please note that it may take Chilling Effects up to several weeks to post the notice online at the link provided.

The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service provider liability in case of copyright infringement. We are in the process of removing from our servers the links that allegedly infringe upon the copyrights of others. If we did not do so, we would be subject to a claim of copyright infringement, regardless of its merits. See http://www.educause.edu/Browse/645?PARENT_ID=254 for more information about the DMCA, and see http://www.google.com/dmca.html for the process that Blogger requires in order to make a DMCA complaint.

Blogger can reinstate these posts upon receipt of a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and 3) of the DMCA. For more information about the requirements of a counter notification and a link to a sample counter notification, see http://www.google.com/dmca.html#counter.

Please note that repeated violations to our Terms of Service may result in further remedial action taken against your Blogger account. If you have legal questions about this notification, you should retain your own legal counsel. If you have any other questions about this notification, please let us know.

Sincerely,

The Blogger Team

Affected URLs:

http://darthmoll.blogspot.com/2008/10/get-your-hands-on-some-cheap-wine.html

I guess I have to keep an eye on things. Maybe I have to stop or find another blog host. It's a shame really cause I think that blogs are a great promoting resource for all bands. The band in question is relatively unknown in the states and I even mentioned to look out for their album when its released in America. Oh well, I emailed the band through it's myspace page and I posted a comment on facebook. I'm interested in what they have to say, whether it is them or their label. I'll keep you updated. It funny cause as a library student I am aware of copyright issues and there was a class about just last week. Anyway just wanted to put this up. I feel a mix of anger, guilt and disappointment about the whole thing. Talk to you later.