Have you recently received a letter from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or an attorney claiming to represent the copyright holder of certain files you allegedly have illegally downloaded over the Internet? Using BitTorrent and other p2p networks to download files without authorization is illegal. Learn how to handle file sharing lawsuits.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) is something you must be familiar with if you operate a blog, chat room or interactive website. The law has two basic functions. First, it allows copyright owners to notify and demand that service providers take down infringing content contained in any medium hosted by the provider. But, it also protects certain “service providers” (i.e. Internet service providers, email providers, search engines, online auction sites, host providers, chat rooms, interactive websites, news providers, etc.) from liability for indirect copyright infringement!