Does hubpages act on copyright infringements?
Thanks for your answers, guys. From that link:
So, presumably, in cases like this Hubpages is aware of the violation but chooses to do nothing till it gets a formal complaint from the copyright owner?
It appears that "appropriate action" can be complete inaction
(even when there's clear evidence via archive.org and copyscape). What I'm getting at is that there may be no proactive efforts here to ensure clean play - the reliance is on the copyright owner noticing the violation and filing a complaint - and if he doesn't notice then.... let's keep it quiet. To further dissuade the copyright owner - he can't email it or fill a form but he's got to write a letter and send it by post! Nice one, hubpages, that'll get rid of a lot of them.
I can't believe that's true of Hubpages. There's got to be another explanation and I'm keen to see what it is.
Misha, nice to see you in Don's group. Smart.LOL Beta, I figured this out a while ago - and don't know where you are real - here or there
As for HP and copyright - I think this is your usual strive for perfection. Guys have limited resources, and it does not make any business sense to waste those resources on the cases where even owner of the copyright don't care. I think they are pretty reasonable with their approach 
Beta the eternal critic is back.
The copyright owner can email the copyright infringement complaint.
And no, we don't plan to research all 100,000 Hubs and verify independently if they are, in fact, published by the owner or by someone who has permission. That is, frankly, a ridiculous thing to expect any site like ours to do.paul, I refer you to my quote from earlier. You are saying that the appropriate action you take is monumental inaction? Either you take appropriate action or you don't, which is correct?
Jason, if it wasn't for me ... you and Paul would end up slacking! Yes, it does appear that you can submit a complaint by email - it's right at the bottom of all that detailed explanation about sending a letter in the post and fax and the multi-point description of the procedure the original owner has to follow if he has the audacity to submit a complaint...
Back to the point. I appreciate that in some cases it's difficult to ascertain first use ... however, your policy is to wait and do nothing even in those cases where you know for certain there has been a copyright violation? Please clarify.
>>it does not make any business sense to waste those resources on the cases where even owner of the copyright don't care
Misha, I love you to bits but I believe you've made a serious misjudgement. That someone doesn't know of a theft and/or doesn't have the resources to chase it up and get it removed does not mean that he doesn't care. If someone is encouraging copyright violations by their inaction, it's not cool to find excuses for them.
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