Comments on: GW Files DMCA Complaint to Google – Faeit212 Down!

By: Space Marines and Bioware - Rumours To Believe In?

Space Marines and Bioware - Rumours To Believe In? — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:41:40 +0000

[...] the wargaming-rumour-scene is in a funk after the Faeit212 lock-down. While Faeit212 sadly didn’t put much effort into sorting the wheat from the chaff, the [...]

By: Michael Dudek

Michael Dudek — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:23:00 +0000

Indeed…posting a rumor is one thing. But full page scans of a magazine in the quantity that Faeit has been is quite another. Before all the GW haters start whining that ‘It’s just free advertising for them!!!’, it is GWs decision when and how their products get shown, and no one elses. This far exceeded any ‘Fair Use’ for the purposes of review, or anything like that.

Others will say, ‘GW should fix their problem with leakers!’ And they should. But just because someone leaked something does not make it fair game. GW has done many poor public relations moves in the last few years. But this is not one of them. It’s a clear copyright violation, and something at least Faeit has been warned about several times in the past.

By: Zweischneid

Zweischneid — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:54:00 +0000

Dunno. I never had a blogspot blog (much less one that got DMCAs). I cannot imagine the owner of a blog would not be informed by Google if they receive letters like that.

I know i once reserved a domain name (at hostgator) with “ebay” in the title. I hadn’t even set up a site. Immediately got a long, pre-formulated Email from eBay legal on “cybersquatting” domain names including registered brands.

Admittedly, it was me who got the lawyer-mail, because it was (or would have been) self-hosted. But it only took them like 30 minutes to contact me.

By: Knight_of_Infinite_Resignation

Knight_of_Infinite_Resignation — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:49:00 +0000

just because something is legal doesn’t mean it sensible. Think of how many GW fans have posted on that site, and how many check it for news. These aren’t just players, but GW’s biggest fans. And now GW does the one thing calculated to piss them off. Well done GW.

By: Sejanus

Sejanus — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:34:00 +0000

It’s funny how everyone knows whats good for GW business except GW. Wake up kids, most of you have no knowledge nor experience of business of that scale. Maybe, just maybe, the most successful wargaming company in the world knows what they are doing.

By: Mendelor

Mendelor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:10:00 +0000

Well the issue would be that those went to Google and not Natfka. If google did not forward them being shut down would be a complete blindside

By: Zweischneid

Zweischneid — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:47:00 +0000

Perhaps.

Than again, it seems GW’s been sending Nafta these letters for a while now.

January 2013 – http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512c/notice.cgi?NoticeID=786609
October 2012 – http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512c/notice.cgi?NoticeID=668987

Right or wrong, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to Faeit212 I suppose. He kept on doing his thing knowing GW was after him.

By: Anggul

Anggul — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:41:00 +0000

It’s probably within their rights.

That doesn’t make it any less stupid and bad for their business though.

By: belverker

belverker — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:53:00 +0000

I’m actually surprised it lasted so long…and before people get up in arms their request is quite reasonable and well within their rights (unlike some other actions they have taken)