Hello,
I imagine this scenario: Someone bought my clips and is opening a clip store to re-sell. I somehow find that store and file a DMCA takedown request. Since the owner is knowingly spreading my clips, he/she won't take them down. What happens next?
Second scenario: The person uses a third party site, which is immediately taking care of my pirated clips and deletes them, maybe even banning the person that re-sold my clips there. What happens next? Does anyone actually legally pursuit the person if I don't do it?
Now let's assume I pursue it. I file a complaint against this "unknown" person and it's being investigated. What would the value of the stolen/pirated goods have to be for anyone to seriously look into this, finding out ip addresses, investigating through the ISP etc.? I know they go all the way for murder or multi-million dollar tax fraud - but for small copyright violations?
Let's assume they locate the person and find all necessary evidence. What would happen? Would any court even try him/her? Would I be getting paid back my damages, like $56.77 or something like that? I know that sounds like a joke, but what can realistically be expected to happen to the person?
How I came to wonder was this: every time I file a takedown request and the site deletes my clips, nothing happens to the actual pirate. I was wondering if anyone in the world sat at a desk and had the job to actually fight online copyright violators without being made aware. Because as I see it the moment, people can violate all they want. When they get caught, all they have to do is remove the material of that 1 complaining individual within 24hours and they are good to continue. Which means, copyright violation is basically sort of allowed (as it's not being prosecuted), as long as you act when someone wants stuff removed.



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