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Old 03-21-2012, 02:23 PM  
Quentin
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Originally Posted by CamTraffic View Post
what i was trying to understand here is;
Are DMCA take down notices the only way to get illegal-non authorized content Off a tube?
Can a lawsuit be filed right away without a DMCA notice?

Seems that other tube sites have been sued in the past, not sure if the ignore the DMCA notices or got sued bright off the bat...

thanks for your input
The short answer is yes, you can sue without first issuing take-down notices to the target of your lawsuit.

I'll let JD cover the question of when such an approach might be appropriate, or better/worse than starting out by sending notices, but I can tell you this much: Sending out defective DMCA take-down notices (which many rights-holders and/or representatives working on behalf of those rights-holders have done and continue to do, unfortunately) is a great way to end up litigating the nature of your notices before you get anywhere with litigating the actual claims of your complaint against the other party in your lawsuit.
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