Re: RIAA Preservation Letter

[Matthew Gracie <graciem () CANISIUS EDU>]

Dick Jacobson wrote:
> This just does not want to go away. 8-0
>
> I have been asked to put together a procedure for responding to the
> different notices from the copyright holders or their agents and to find
> out what others are doing.  The discussions now are with the attorneys
> (plural).
>
> The Takedown notices and Pre-Litigation notices are not causing as much
> conversation as the Preservation notice.
>
> First, it is understood that we are under no obligation with regard to
> these notices and will not alter our log retention practices from our
> stated policy in order to accomodate the notice.
>
> Not so clear is if we should identify the individual and notify the
> individual that we received the notice.
>
> One of the attorneys has suggested that the Preservation notice gives us
> knowledge of the activity and we should treat it the same as a Takedown
> notice.
>
> I am interested in both your thoughts and your stated process for these.

Are there any examples of these available online? I haven't seen one
yet, and as the guy who deals with the takedowns, I'm sure it's only a
matter of time. I'd like to be prepared.

--Matt

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