DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) ek American kanoon hai jo 1998 mein lagu kiya gaya tha. Iska mukhya uddeshya online copyright infringement ke khilaf karyawahi karne ka hai. Yeh law aam taur par online content, intellectual property, aur copyright protection ke mamle mein lagu hota hai.
DMCA ke kuch mukhya features hain:
- Safe Harbor:
- DMCA Safe Harbor provisions online service providers ko (jaise ki web hosting companies, ISPs, aur social media platforms) pradaan kiye gaye copyrighted content ke liye liability se mukt karta hai, yadi ve copyrighted material ko host kar rahe hain aur unko iske baare mein pahle se pata nahi hota hai.
- Notice and Takedown:
- DMCA ke tahat, copyright owners ko apne copyrighted material ke online use ke khilaf notice deneka adhikar hota hai. Agar koi third-party unki copyrighted material ka galat istemal kar raha hai, to copyright owner DMCA ke tahat ek notice bhejkar service provider se us content ko hatawane ya access ko band karwane ke liye request kar sakta hai.
- Counter Notice:
- Agar aapko lagta hai ki aapke content ko galatfehmi se hata diya gaya hai, to aap DMCA ke tahat counter notice bhejkar apne content ko restore karne ki request kar sakte hain.
Kaise Bachein DMCA Ke Khilaf:
- Own Original Content:
- Apne khud ke content ko banayein aur use karein. Agar aap apna khud ka content create karte hain, to kisi aur ka unauthorized use hone ke chances kam hote hain.
- Copyright Notices:
- Apne content par copyright notice lagayein taki logon ko pata chale ki ye content copyrighted hai aur uska unauthorized use nahi kiya ja sakta.
- Legal Help:
- Agar aapke content ka unauthorized use hua hai aur aap DMCA notice bhejna chahte hain ya aapko DMCA notice mila hai, to ek legal professional ki madad lena uchit rahega.
- DMCA Ignored Content:
- Kuch websites DMCA takedown notices ignore karti hain ya unka response slow hota hai. Aise cases mein, aap apne legal options ka istemal karke apne hak ko bacha sakte hain.
- Keep Records:
- Apne original content ke copies aur unke creation date ka record rakhein. Yeh aapko proof provide karega ki aapka content pahle se mojood tha.
- Use Watermarking:
- Apne images ya multimedia content par watermarking ka istemal karein. Yeh unauthorized use ko kam karta hai.
- Monitor Online Usage:
- Apne content ke online usage ko monitor karte rahein. Agar aapko kisi aur website par apna content dikhe, to turant action lein.
Dhyan rahe ki DMCA laws complex hote hain, aur har case alag hota hai. Agar aapko DMCA ke khilaf kisi bhi prakar ka case deal karna hai, to ek legal professional ki salah lena uchit rahega.