Warning Amazon Associates - DMCA Legal Threats

[Linda Buquet]

AMAZING! From the 5 Star Affiliate Blogs

Amazon Affiliate Sites Shutdown in Massive DCMA Hoax

"This DCMA hoax has been brewing for some time, but I've not seen anyone else blog about it. Numerous Amazon affiliates have had their sites shut down and have lost income. Why? For displaying product info on their sites that is provided to them by Amazon in the AWS datafeed. Big merchants like Sony and Crutchfield, (that are getting free advertising on affiliate sites) are sending Amazon affiliates and their hosting companies DMCA legal threats to remove product pictures and descriptions OR ELSE! The legal notices are sent by NetEnforcers simultaneously to the site owner and ISP/hosting company. One of the big problems is that many of the hosting companies have over-reacted by pulling the affiliate sites without notice - creating lost income for the affiliates. Affiliates are threatening a class action lawsuit. Jeff Mueller, one of many affiliates weighing in on the Amazon Associate Message Board says:"

Too long of a blog and too many links to copy. This is a big deal!
Read the rest here then come back here to comment.
http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliat...filiates-dcma/

[KLB]

I don't do AWS nor do I promote Amazon very much anymore, but I really hope that NetEnforcers and those who use similar tactics will be sued out of existance. The DMCA is a very powerful tool for small time publishers to defend their copyrights and companies like this are totally misusing it. There really needs to be a class action lawsuit against them by those were harmed or threatened by their behavior.

[KLB]

Well Linda, just for you I signed up at Digg.com so that I could digg your post. While I was at it I added you to my "friends" list and even "dugg" one of my own articles (see http://digg.com/science/Norwegian_fa...obal_c oncern ). Now I just have to figure out who else I know that is a member at digg.com.

[Linda Buquet]

Thanks for the Digg Ken. I DUGG ya back!!!

[KLB]

Originally Posted by Linda Buquet

Thanks for the Digg Ken. I DUGG ya back!!!

I guess we just digg each other.

[Linda Buquet]

"I guess we just digg each other."

Yep I think he have a regular ole' mutual admiration society kinda thing goin on!

[KLB]

Hey Linda,

Another place you might want to sign up at and promote this blog entry is at http://www.beta.netscape.com. Its just like dig, but easier to get to page one right now. I promoted my salmon article over there and could trade diggs with you again. See: http://science.beta.netscape.com/sto...lobal-concern/