HOUSEKEEPING - Ripped

[RedCrisps]

could i release extenhost's panel if i changed the (c) Extenhost.com on the login page?

[Jordan,]

yh put Style design be Extent host script by Calaeb

[RedCrisps]

but the design is only two boxes :S

[Jordan,]

then dont do the extent bit

[RedCrisps]

just downloading it now =]

[Jordan,]

kk i must say owned much

[QuickScriptz]

I have filed a DMCA against them, in the mail now.

Technically it's called a DMCA Takedown Notice and generally you email it (therefore it would be 'in the tubes now') Oh, also, I'm not sure if you're in the States or not but technically, the DMCA only applies to sites hosted in the States.... just so you know

i hope they shut down. btw i am going to download the dj panel files of this site and give it out because its only housekeeping so yeh :]

Um... you realize you can't do that right? Just because they may have ripped/copied another panel doesn't mean you have the right to release 'their' panel. It would be up to the owner/creator of the panel to deal with them and have them either;
a) Take it down
b) Replace the copyright
c) Sharealike (if it said so in the license)

could i release extenhost's panel if i changed the (c) Extenhost.com on the login page?

No you most certainly cannot... refer to above bit of post.

[Caleb]

could i release extenhost's panel if i changed the (c) Extenhost.com on the login page?

Yes

Technically it's called a DMCA Takedown Notice and generally you email it (therefore it would be 'in the tubes now') Oh, also, I'm not sure if you're in the States or not but technically, the DMCA only applies to sites hosted in the States.... just so you know



Um... you realize you can't do that right? Just because they may have ripped/copied another panel doesn't mean you have the right to release 'their' panel. It would be up to the owner/creator of the panel to deal with them and have them either;
a) Take it down
b) Replace the copyright
c) Sharealike (if it said so in the license)



No you most certainly cannot... refer to above bit of post.

It is not generally e-mailed, the notices are sent VIA mail, the best way to do it.

He can release it, it is my panel, they added a design to it. It is still my work no matter what, which is copyright to me, which means he can release it.

It is called DMCA or DMCA notice, you are the first person I have ever heard call it a takedown notice.

[Andys]

Err, maybe you should take a look at ExtenHost's website?

http://www.extenhost.com/exten/index.htm > Services.
It says they INSTALL the panel for £10, not CREATE the panel.

Unless they have copyrighted it, then that's a different matter!

[QuickScriptz]

Yes

Unless it specifically states somewhere in the license that they are required to 'Sharealike' then no he cannot. It is plain and simple. If they modified your panel then yes the panel's still yours, but they are not legally required [unless the license says so] to distribute it with their modifications included.

It is not generally e-mailed, the notices are sent VIA mail, the best way to do it.

Okay...? Usually when dealing with hosts (or infringing sites) it is done via email, although situations may vary.

He can release it, it is my panel, they added a design to it. It is still my work no matter what, which is copyright to me, which means he can release it.

Yes, it is your work, but with the new layout that they created you would be in violation of their copyright if you released the version of the panel which they modified without their express written permission. Although it may not seem ethical [because they 'started it' by ripping you off] that's the way the law works (unless your license states that they must sharealike).

It is called DMCA or DMCA notice, you are the first person I have ever heard call it a takedown notice.

The actual legal document that sets out procedures and digital copyright laws is called the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998). The actual act of requesting action being taken is not called the/a DMCA. As for the names it is generally referred to as a;
-DMCA Complaint
-DMCA Takedown Notice
-DMCA Notice

Sidenote #1 - Despite any arguments for not releasing their code above, I still do agree with the fact that they should either Cease and Desist or return your copyright to the panel and if you so wish, compensate you in some way.

Sidenote #2 - Unless you specify otherwise in your license that you released with the panel then you can't control what they really do to the actual panel aside from making sure they keep your copyright. To some degree you can say that if they make money off hosting because they offer your panel then yes, you should get something, but then again, it's a slippery slope once you get started down that road...