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I host an image gallery site with hundreds of thousands of images and tens of thousands of artists. They post images to this site while keeping their copyright to these images.
Recently I have learned that a site in Europe has copied hundreds if not thousands of these images and the titles to these images and republished them on their own site. They have shrunk the images around 40% but they are clearly visible, not like a thumbnail. In the terms of my site it states that I may act on behalf of the copyright holder in case of infringement by other sites.
May these images legally be used by the other site if they did not get permission from the copyright holder?
May I send a DMCA complaint to the search engines so that these pages are removed from the search index?
If I may not do this, is there anything I can change in the terms to allow me to send a DMCA request legally?
May I legally send a cease and desist letter to their host asking that these pages be shutdown? Thank you.
I host an image gallery site with hundreds of thousands of images and tens of thousands of artists. They post images to this site while keeping their copyright to these images.
Recently I have learned that a site in Europe has copied hundreds if not thousands of these images and the titles to these images and republished them on their own site. They have shrunk the images around 40% but they are clearly visible, not like a thumbnail. In the terms of my site it states that I may act on behalf of the copyright holder in case of infringement by other sites.
May these images legally be used by the other site if they did not get permission from the copyright holder?
May I send a DMCA complaint to the search engines so that these pages are removed from the search index?
If I may not do this, is there anything I can change in the terms to allow me to send a DMCA request legally?
May I legally send a cease and desist letter to their host asking that these pages be shutdown? Thank you.