Help With DMCA

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   Sherry Hposted 2 years ago

   I have been ignoring DMCA alerts for quite a while now and have forgot the process.
   
   What information are we seeking from the whois record? Who do we email exactly?
   Is it the registrar email that goes like reports-abuse@____.com?

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      Jana Louise Smitposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      As far as I know, you're looking for the hosting company from whois. Let's say a website steals your article. You enter their URL in the whois record to find their host. Then you need to track down the host and find their DMCA rules and their email address for DMCA submissions. Good luck. I'm sitting with several plagiarized articles and it's frustrating.

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         Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Jana, my question:how do I find the whois address? I'm still learning the ropes.

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            bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Miebakagh, simply type whois in the search bar.

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               Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

               Braveworrior, good to know. Thanks.

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         Sherry Hposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Hi Jana!
         So when I go to whois record>domain the registrar is the hosting company, right?
         And I need to send an email on the address they mention in the registrar box. Got it thanks!

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            theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            It's not always the case... the registrar is the domain name registrar. The web host can be another company. For example, my registrar was Godaddy, but my host was Hostgator.
            
            I always find it hard to single out the WebHost. Sometimes I send the DMCA to the registrar and they forward it on. In fact, I send the DMCA to every email address and form I can find

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               Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

               Bev, then DMCA process is hard.

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               Sherry Hposted 2 years agoin reply to this

               It makes more sense now. Thank you, Bev

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      Matt Wellsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Please visit the FAQ for instructions on filing DMCA complaints. If you need help finding DMCA contact information, please send the article link to team@hubpages.com and we can help.

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         Sherry Hposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you, Matt.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 2 years ago

   Web host? Registrar? Domain name? This is why I usually don't bother with DMCA complaints. I find the process so insanely confusing that harsh words are yelled at the screen and this could frighten the kiddies playing outside.

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      theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      LOL, Rupey.
      
      The real-life equivalent is the publisher of the book (the domain name registrar) and the library (web host) which displays it on their shelf.

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      Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Rupert, you make me jiggle, jiggle. I hope the kids does not think you're insane. For that would project their mindset on you for life!

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