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Is Google Silently Removing Posts?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the communication-prevents-most-conspiracy-theories dept.

mrbill writes to tell us that several music bloggers believe that Google may be silently removing posts. Those especially prone to conspiracy theories think this may be a part of some greater nefarious action in cooperation with the RIAA. The LA Weekly story cites several sites and email/chat room discussion that points to the only common ground being Google's Blogger platform for sites that have had content mysteriously disappear. This still resides firmly in the wildly speculative realm of unfounded rumor but raises the question, should Google be required to notify a content creator when their IP has been deleted/removed?

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  1. I heard about this a while back.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This blog had some of it's posts removed without warning or explanation.
     
    "Without warning, Google removed three old posts from the blog, and offered no explanation. They then followed by removing Remix Sunday 131, and 132- and offered a brief explanation."
     
    http://palmsout.blogspot.com/search/label/Remix%20Sunday

  2. Re:Depends on the terms of the agreement ... by jdunlevy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Google's outline of its DMCA procedures for Blogger: They require complainants to "IDENTIFY EACH POST BY PERMALINK OR DATE THAT ALLEGEDLY CONTAINS THE INFRINGING MATERIAL." They also have provision for counterclaims, and when they "receive a counter notification," they say they "may reinstate the material in question." But they don't specifically say that they will notify the blogger in response to receiving a claim -- or even in removing a post.

  3. Re:This can only mean one thing: by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hey, don't knock it until you've had your rectum licked.

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