Also, i emailed them back with this message:


Many of the files on the site in this directory are being used with artist permission, and the majority of the other ones are downloaded from artists websites legally and are being re-uploaded with permission assumed.  A few more of the tracks are not currently being shared publicly.

 I would be more than happy to delete any abusive files (which I have made clear on the site), once I am able to a sign back into my account.   In the past if there's ever been a request to take a file or files down, I've been able to do so immediately, but I was on vacation this week and couldn't.  Sorry about the inconvenience.

-Taylor

Anything else I should tell them?

Shit, sorry taylor, I was wondering what happened.
I'm sure squashed has some ideas. Didn't this happen to aurgasm too?

I actually know where I could get a couple of servers but I have absolutely no idea how to run them or set anything up, so I stick with my webhost.

The email was from the server people (iamhosted).  This is what happens when people don't contact you directly! 

taylor, hopefully they didn't delete everything. 

since IFPI is a UK-based organization, they do have some legal precedent to have an ISP shut down your site (just like how they can tap your phones without you knowing it in France).  i would write a letter explaining your posting policy and asking which specific files they would like to have removed (they have to specifically tell your ISP which files in their complaint).

if you want, hit me on email and i can put you in contact with someone who can help out.

this is certainly not cool.

Thanks Anthony for the linkup. Here's the last piece of my story: http://aurgasm.us/2006/11/copyright-conflict-aftermath.html

I'm 90% sure the IFPI emailed a letter of complaint to your host specifically naming particular files or artists. You need to know these names. I would ask your host to fwd that email so you can address those concerns specifically. It seems like in my case, Dreamhost had dealt with this situation a number of times before, whereas I think your host feels a little scared. I'd suggest trying to educate them through communication with the IFPI.
You should also get the case # from your host (which was included in the IFPI's first email), then you can email Notices@ifpi.org with that case number and show proof that you've received permission to post. CC your host on all that correspondence.

Unfortunately the IFPI and RIAA always contact hosting providers before us, so we'll always have to deal with this roundabout process. And I suppose all those disclaimer messages on our blogs are moot, too.
Cheers and good luck.   

hooray! !!

Finally got my answer -

We have learned that your service is hosting infringing files on its network.
These files contain sound recordings by the artists known as LCD Soundsystem.
These sound recordings are owned by one of our member companies and have not
been authorized for this kind of use.  We have a good faith belief that the
above-described activity is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent,
or the law.  We assert that the information in this notification is accurate,
based upon the data available to us.

I knew it was probably LCD Soundsystem since everyone else got asked to take it down.  But why did they not contact me directly?  Costed me a week's worth of traffic and hours of frustration.  At least though I can sleep better knowing now...

i just got a notice from the IFPI asking me to take down one specific song, "noah" by eastern conference champions. mind you, the post in question is 10 months old and the album has been out for more than a year.

i guess my question is, do i need to respond to their email or is taking down the song response enough?

i don't like this at all. ugh.

eastern conference champions - Island -- Universal

Posted by: SongbyToadIf it's ten months old is the file still even up?

Without having any knowledge, my response would be to delete the file immediately and then email them telling that that you have, and asking about any further specific concerns.  It's tedious, but the last thing you want is them fucking your site over, and they may respond intelligently if you show that you aren't just a fundamentalist freetard, you never know.

That's the last thing we want, too.

 i did what you said and immediately deleted it, after which i realized it probably wasn't still up, but at least now i've got it covered both ways.

i guess i'll write them back then. i almost feel like if i respond then i'm inviting them to look around even more, but i see your point about playing nice and not being a fundamentalist freetard. :)

Posted by: squashedeastern conference champions - Island -- Universal

 i see the connection but it still seems so random. sigh.

Posted by: mjrc

 

Posted by: squashedeastern conference champions - Island -- Universal

 i see the connection but it still seems so random. sigh.

 

 

maybe because you posted, their sale were picking up and they can afford hiring web goon. haaa  ... haaa....  (I know I shouldn't laugh.)

Please translate into English, squashed.

I think that a universal show of goodwill and slightly exaggerated good manners is a reasonable approach actually.  It may sound silly, but being adversarial is probably detrimental.  We may not be friends of the Music Industry, but we are friends of music and any chance to demonstrate this should be taken.  That may sound like a manifesto, but I don't think it's total rubbish.  Be nice, Marcy, be gentlemanly (pardon the sexism) and maintain the moral high ground at all costs

I am so naive I can almost taste the milkshake, but I still believe in it.

Gotcha, sorry.

Posted by: squashed

Posted by: mjrc

 

Posted by: squashedeastern conference champions - Island -- Universal

 i see the connection but it still seems so random. sigh.

 

 

maybe because you posted, their sale were picking up and they can afford hiring web goon. haaa  ... haaa....  (I know I shouldn't laugh.)

 i'm SURE that's exactly what happened . . . ;-)

i am guilty of keeping stuff up longer than i should. i'm kind of lazy about it, actually, so i think i will go and clean out my files.

Posted by: SongbyToadPlease translate into English, squashed.

I think that a universal show of goodwill and slightly exaggerated good manners is a reasonable approach actually.  It may sound silly, but being adversarial is probably detrimental.  We may not be friends of the Music Industry, but we are friends of music and any chance to demonstrate this should be taken.  That may sound like a manifesto, but I don't think it's total rubbish.  Be nice, Marcy, be gentlemanly (pardon the sexism) and maintain the moral high ground at all costs

I am so naive I can almost taste the milkshake, but I still believe in it.

i was nice but said no more than absolutely necessary: "I have deleted the file in question. Sincerely, lost in your inbox." hopefully that will keep me out of hot water.

In my experience, remixes tend to be below the IFPI/RIAA radar. Especially 'blog remixers', as they usually don't make any money off their work, but just offer it up to anyone that wants it.

Even when a service is selling remixes, they still aren't as high a priority as sharing the original compositions. It's that fact that has allowed so many remix services to stay in business, even when some don't seek the label/artist permission. As long as they stay below a certain sales amount, the labels tend to look the other way (I know a few different guys that run services). Even some of the 'official' services don't license every track they offer.

Aww, that's so sweet of them.  What honeys.