Originally Posted by Duugu
German ISPs are not covered by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The DCMA is US law. German ISP are covered by German law. ... That means there's no legitimate claim to takedown content like with the DCMA.
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I'm well aware that the DMCA is a US law and not some magic wand. However, most countries in the world respect the copyright laws of other countries, and most web hosts in every country have a TOS that forbids using their service to infringe on copyrights or do other illegal things. Plus, it's easier for me to have a single form letter -- where I can just drop in the addon name(s) and page URL(s) -- than to write a bunch of different templates for different countries. I have a more informal "please remove my software" preamble at the top, and a standard DMCA notice at the bottom. This covers all the bases, and as I previously mentioned, has even worked on Russian and Chinese sites -- two countries who are not exactly known for their great respect for US copyrights.
