![]() ![]() We should not have to send a notice for the same title more than once, ever – Not to Rapidshare, not Grooveshark, not any one of the probably top 20 offending sites we track, and those are just the ones that even have a DMCA provision (The Pirate Bay for example does not, nor did Limewire to the best of my memory). But, once it’s removed it is generally back on the site within a few hours. We shouldn’t have to have the same title removed from a site more than once – and each time we issue a notice it takes 24 to 48 hours to remove. Day after day during the initial release period of the album (generally the first 60-90 days) it is a constant game of whack-a-mole. Most of the take downs are for the same title, at the same site, the same day. The division of labor requires one person just to monitor YouTube, and another handles all DMCA compliant sites such as CyberLockers, Torrent Search Engines, etc. Just about a year after hiring two part time people, to do nothing else but issue DMCA takedown notices we’ve crossed the 50,000 notice milestone. This post was sent to us by a friend who runs an indie label: ![]()
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