Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Running a Web Hosting Business : copyrighted material and not investigating

[roby2k]

i managed to track a domain to its host ive emailed the host and ive phoned the host they are not looking in to a mp3 site on there server and they dont allow mp3 links. i would like to know what can be done about this. ive been in contact with ministry of sound and all around the world records and some local djs whos songs and mix's are up on there. to say the least they are not happy what can be done to get this site shut down the site is a message board where you pay £10 to get VIP access and you can freely download loads of copyrighted material.

can any one offer any advice on shutting it down please. we are awaiting fax's from ministry of sound and all around the world records for there copyright info.

[sprintserve]

If the host don't remove it, leave it to the record industry. They will do something about it, probably in the form of a legal route, and that will make the host sit up.

Also are you saying it is just links to other mp3 songs, or the songs are actually on the host. That's a difference.

[IHSL]

Hmmm, sounds like a tricky one, what you should do is e-mail the host, and ask for a read receipt (just so you know if they actually read it) , if they don't reply, contact them again and say you have evidence that they are allowing a site to resolve on the company servers, even though the site breaks several federal laws, make sure they know that if they are found to be knowingly hosting an illegal site, they can be brought up on charges also, that should cause a stir, and a certain response, and i have no doubt that they will swiftly analyze the offending site, and take swift action, if that doesn't happen, give the details of the host to ALL of the music companies that are involved, M.O.S, (based in liverpool?) if i am not mistaken, have a long record of law suits against internet piracy.
Forgive me if i have repeated myself several times in this reply, i am just logging off after an extended log analyzing run (7 hours).
i hope that this gave you some kind of help, and good luck.
Simon

[Pilgrim]

If the host does not respond contact the datacenter that houses their servers. Ask them to take the server down.

[roby2k]

ill be leaving it to them to investigate afther that im letting MOS or AATW sort them out coz i can for see them to be shutting down in a few days time. it is links but i checked there policy and no mp3 sites allowed. im fairly sure they are hosting a few songs on there server so i can well and truley see them shutting down.


thanks