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Originally Posted by Holy Damage
I am also having troubles with this company? site?... idk wtf it is...
I have notified chaturbate, streamate and other companies as well about these DMCA notices
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Yeah, we can't have them de-index our pages just like that.
May I ask what was the sponsors reply and action?
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Originally Posted by OneHungLo
Has their domain dropped or something? It's redirecting me to a spammy affiliate offer.
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No this is their official URL, a redirect to a spammy offer on mobile and a parked page on desktop. The domain and location (Colombia) is all they needed to give to Google to file the notice.
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Originally Posted by JesseQuinn
I get a 'This site can't be reached' when I click on the site link
does appear to be a real company though, or at least was one once, as per this article
based on how the article describes their methadology, BorraTusVideos reminds me of an awful company that years ago also targeted camgirls as clients. they basically did google searches for their clients cam names, DMCA'ing every mention they found. women even had their own clips studios DMCA'ed by those idiots. was a real mess for those just trying to protect their content from piracy
also a huge waste of money, as so many forums dedicated to pirated content weren't/aren't even indexed in google and there are some sites that even wonderful DMCA co's like RYC find to be a challenge
more sites should educate their talent about how to handle piracy, the role of affiliates using legit content, and how to opt out of outside promo if desired
stuff like this is a rip-off for talent. I find it extra offensive that co's like this target talent who may not be well-versed on how to distinguish infringement from legit promotional use, or how in instances of real piracy that they can do this ish themselves, for free. it's also a massive hassle for legit affs. many peeps have one foot in each camp so it's not a one side against the other kinda thing
def talk to the sponsors, and make sure to counter-notice with google as well
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Your reply is on point. 100%. Thanks for the useful and comforting feedback.
Counter-notice is on the table but then I have to submit my contact details, visible to "them" when I only get their crappy domain name above mentioned.
As per the sponsors, I'm expecting they won't do anything, even though a couple of URLs belong to them (ironically).
One thing I haven't thought of before now is send them an email: their real email is hidden behind proxy (available in whois) but should be working.
I see in the notice they also wrongly targeted a known site with a representative here at gfy, maybe we could team up.