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The person posting the material can respond that the take-down notice is
wrong, and possibly get the material reinstated.
Webhost providers that follow the take-down rules are granted immunity
from copyright violations that occur on their websites.
Exam Question 354(p.358): What is a Take-Down notice?
Acceptable Answer: It is formal request to a web provider to remove
(take down) content claimed to be protected by copyright.
Exam Question 355(p.358): What is a Safe Harbor?
Acceptable Answer: It is a set of rules that when followed protect you
from legal liability.
Exam Question 356(p.358): What does DMCA stand for?
Acceptable Answer:digital millennium copyright act
25.1.5 Copyright Summary
The safest course is to create your own content, or have it created for you.
If you get content from any other source, make sure you have the right to
use it.
Text: If you need text, write it yourself. Or rewrite it in your own words.
If you just need filler, uselorem ipsum(see section 25.2.1, page 243).
Images:If you need an image, take it yourself or find it on Creative Com-
mons. Simply using images you find on Google isnotsafe enough. You
need to verify that the image can be used or you risk being shut down.
Audio:If you need sound, create and record it yourself.
25.2 Public Domain Content
When creating a webpage, you might want to work with some content that
you did not have to write.
Lorem Ipsum is a good fallback for unreadable content that is still easy on
the eyes. You can generate some random words in Latin and use it as your
sample content.
Project Gutenberg is a good fallback for readable (and interesting) content
that is in the public domain. You can download a book and use it as your