Tuesday, June 12, 2012

The Impact of the DMCA on the Hypnosis Blogger

Question from a reader:  I can't access some of your files and noticed that you haven't posted in awhile.  When will you come back? 

Dear Readers,

Over the past few years, this blog became my labor of love.  Posting to this website was the reason I woke up early in the morning.  I quickly found answering your requests to become my favorite part of the day.  Sadly, in recent years, creating and sharing sound recordings on the internet has become a bit more complicated.

As you have noticed, I am no longer posting daily affirmations and free hypnosis content regularly.  You may have also noticed that ads are appearing on my YouTube videos and many of my recordings have been removed from the free download websites that generously allow me to bring my work directly to anyone who needs it at no cost.

For several months, I have experienced a deluge of false DMCA notices from RumbleFish.com, Muso.com, LeakID.com, DtecNet.com and a couple of other companies that claim ownership of my work.  The result of these false claims of copyright ownership is that many of the web hosts are removing my work and forcing me to fight to have the content put back into view of the internet community.

I am being warned that all of my recordings will be removed due to the sheer number of false DMCA claims that I am receiving.  This necessitates suspending this blog until I can find another way to share my material.  Rest assured, I am currently looking for a solution that will enable me to resume creating recordings and sharing them for free.  I will entertain any solutions that you may have to help me resume creating content and sharing my files without the constant need to file numerous DMCA counter notifications.  If you have suggestions, please feel free to email me.

Wishing you the best of success,

Sheilah

 

P.S.  I am in the process of catching up on my correspondence.  Thank you for your patience.