I received an email from a company called Web Sheriff the other day with the subject line "URGENT/DMCA TAKE DOWN-WHITE STRIPES". Here's what they wanted to tell me.
SUMMARY DMCA NOTIFICATION
1. Rights Owner(s) : BEGGARS DIGITAL
2. Rights Agent : WEB SHERIFF
3. Infringed Rights : COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK & MORAL RIGHTS
4. Infringed Artist(s) : WHITE STRIPES
5. Infringed Title(s) : ICKY THUMP (single - audio & video therefrom)
6. Infringing Activity : MUSIC & VIDEO FILE UPLOADING & DOWNLOADING
7. Infringing Web Site : www.torontomike.com
8. Infringing File Location(s): http://www.torontomike.com/2007/05/the_white_stripes_video_for_ic.html
9. DMCA Request : Remove Infringed Title(s) from Infringing File Location(s) ASAP.
10. Signature : Deborah Sykes for and on behalf of Web Sheriff
Note 1 : The information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, Web Sheriff is authorised to act on behalf of the exclusive owner of the rights alleged to have been infringed in this Notification.
Note 2 : This DMCA request is issued without prejudice to all of our client's accumulated, worldwide rights in relation to the infringements specified herein - including, but not limited to, the right to seek injunctive relief, the right to sue for damages and the right to seek criminal prosecutions - all of which rights are hereby reserved.
I don't know who this Web Sheriff is, but the entire premise of their empty argument is bullshit. Yes, I embedded the video for The White Stripes' "Icky Thump" on that page, but it was uploaded to YouTube by Warner Brothers. Warner Music is the legal rights holders, which makes my act completely on the up and up.
I'd like to dedicate this next video to Web Sheriff.
