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Originally Posted by FShoppe
But it is more complicated when the infringement is not obvious. From what I can see, the files in question relate to Java tutorials. I cannot see any 'author' information so if someone says "it's copyright", I'm afraid that doesn't cut the cheese.
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So you have an uploader who's supposedly the "author" of that copyrighted work, and you cannot simply ask him where did he get that file? I simple thought of doing your diligence to check who your clients/partners are seemingly never crossed your mind.
That file did not appear in your system out of the blue. You have an uploader. Check him to see if he has any business uploading that file. Check what his other uploads are, where his traffic is coming from etc. Ask a few questions. If he can prove he creates tutorials for a living and sells them legitimately through your service, it's all fine, false alarm. If his other uploads are photoshop and brazzers' latest update, and his traffic is coming from pornbb or warezbb, ban him. Isnt that simple? You do not need to check every single uploaded file. But you need to check who your partners are - better proactively, but at least after you received an infringement report, be it even from a third party and not from a copyright holder directly. Investigate your uploaders first and foremost, not the individual files.