Re: Copyright - Timely notice

[Willis Marti <wmarti () TAMU EDU>]

> I wish to avoid the discussion of whether the DMCA is constitutional.  My
> question is whether there is anything in the law regarding the
> "timeliness" of notices.  I am unaware of anything.
>
> I just received two notices from the Entertainment Software Association
> for suspected violations occuring on November 19 and November 21.  I do
> have logs for one of the occurences (I suspect the other campus will not
> still have the logs.)
>
> I am inclined to respond to these saying "Contact us sooner".  I
> especially like their letter's closing statement saying "Your prompt
> response is appreciated." since they to a month to notify us.
>
> Anyway - back to the question .. Is there anything in the law, or accepted
> practice, that clarifies this ??

We have received notices in April for events in the previous December and
January and did not have DHCP records going back before the semester break.
I know of no timeliness requirement, but we let the lawyers tell them data
didn't exist.
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Cheers,
 Willis Marti
 Associate Director for Networking
 Computing & Information Services
 Texas A&M University