In many ways, yes. In some ways, no. The rule of thumb is 'If it can be rendered, it can be copied. If it can be copied, it can be stolen.'
This applies to everything, no exceptions. That is not what I said, if you will read again.
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A DMCA notice is a statement you make, not a proof. Here is something I found on the internet that explains what the DMCA process includes: 5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. This notice, which must be filed by the copyright holder or an agent working for them, is sent to the service provider's DMCA agent, which all service providers must appoint. Most DMCA filers, use some form of to help speed the process along. Once the notice has been received, the host has to first make sure it is a complete notice and then they are to either remove or disable access to the infringing work.
This can be done many ways but is usually handled by simply backing up and deleting the allegedly infringing material. With that done, the host then usually contacts the client involved, who in turn has the opportunity to respond.
Well, I just did some searches. See, people who do this love to brag about it. You know what I found? There was 1 interesting hit that I got, but considering there were no others, I don't think it is a problem.
Yes, it is easy enough to pass LL's IP test, but it still keeps most cheaters out of the process. If they get caught uploading someone else's mesh, their ability to upload mesh could be revoked. Youtube is crazy tho. That is kind of how you know when these things are going on, cause people love to brag, and the creators of these tools know that Youtube is great for marketing their cheater tools. It's actually much harder to copybot a mesh than any other asset in SL, as it doesn't work the same way. In the past, I've kept busy with exploring and even programming copybot possibilities. At the time these bots were only used for innocent purposes, mainly for generating land traffic to gain more visitors and more authority in the SL search.
I've never stopped being intrigued by the developments and still actively follow various underground development blogs. Here's the deal: yes, you can DMCA.
Sue them even. However, if they're only the slightest bit of practiced at their job: you won't find them in a lifetime. Copybots currently allow you to hide your IP, MAC-adress and viewer details by the ease of a tickbox.
Not to mention how they can run these programs by proxy using the preference menu. If they add another layer of proxy. No way in hell you are going to trace them.
I'm on the creator's side here. But the sad truth is thus. Vcds usb interface not found. Now, I am not discouraging you to DMCA with LL. Although they won't investigate the DMCA itself, they will investigate user behavior.
Which includes checks on suspicious prim-assembly on sims. It will get them banned, and they will get themselves back on the grid in a snap of the fingers. However, their marketplace store will be locked and their balance frozen.