Comment by otterley | Hacker News Reader

Comment by otterley | Hacker News Reader

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I looked at the thread and it appears that the product ID (ASIN) that was the subject of the original takedown request was not the same as the ASIN of the the subsequent complaint. If it appears on multiple catalog pages, or a subsequent violation is alleged, each ASIN must be reported.

Unfortunately this is the downside of being an IP rights holder - policing is a PITA. (Amazon, do their credit, does offer a brand registry, but that protects against trademark infringement, not copyright infringement.)

In your case, assuming they did not do exactly what they said they would do (remove the infringing content from the specific listing page referred to by the ASIN), I'd have your attorney send a takedown notice to the following address:

  Copyright Agent
  Amazon Legal Department
  P.O. Box 81226
  Seattle, WA  98108

If your content is on multiple product listings, you'll need to identify each ASIN.

Ah! Good catch! I didn't see that the ASINs were different, yup, you have to report each ASIN.

I'll keep that address in mind for next time. Thanks!

So nothing stops a copyright infringer re-uploading the content with a new ASIN? I think only a hefty fine for both the infringer and Amazon would make them think twice about doing it again.

The DMCA expressly gives entities that publish user-generated content a “safe harbor” exemption from such liability if they handle authorized takedown requests in a reasonable amount of time.

Exactly! So Amazon makes money from our work. And they even makes us lose time with reporting items that simply change numbers. What a shame!

Do you really want platforms to decide what can be put and what can't be? How should they decide that an article is IP infringement and what isn't?

I hope that Amazon, in case of repeated violations, will take down the sellers, giving the information to right enforcement organizations. If changing the ASIN is enough to continue, no surprise if it becomes the counterfeiter heaven. This is a serious matter, counterfeit electronics can damage things and peoples, even kill them creating fire or discharging lethal electric power.

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