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Originally Posted by NateDesmond
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I would say the first step would be to contact the person posting to copyrighted content. If it was posted on a website try to contact the owner of the website. If it is something like YouTube try to contact the user.
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The second step would be to contact the company hosting the copyrighted content and ask them to remove it. If the copyrighted content is on a website contact the web host. If it is on YouTube contact the administrator.
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The last resort would be to take the infringer to court. This is very expensive and should only be used as a last option.
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The first step is actually checking to see if the content claimed to be copyright "actually is"... in US it would be registered at copyright.gov...
if it isn't "ignore the complaint and file a counter-claim"...
According to DMCA Title II they have 14 days to file court action "BUT" you can't file without a copyright registration number and that generally take 4 months to get.
NOTE: commonlaw copyright is understood once a works is in physical form but it extends only as: "you have a rightful claim of copyright" if you don't act on that claim and never file you are really saying your "copyright doesn't matter".