Mininovan sivuilta:
"What to do if I want you to remove certain copyrighted files from your website?
Please note that we do not host any copyrighted content on this website. The torrent (metadata) files that we host do not contain data that might be copyrighted in any way.
However, we offer a service to remove torrents from our website if the copyright holder of the content requests so. These removal requests are only valid if:
You are, or your company is, the copyright holder of the content in question.
You provide the exact URLs to the torrents, no complete (sub)categories or search queries.
You provide the complete name(s) of the content in question.
You send the removal request using a verifiable email address (e.g. address@yourname/yourcompany.com).
If your request complies with all of these rules, send a mail to copyright@mininova.org. Please keep the correspondence polite.
We remove postings as soon as we can, usually within 48 hours. Keep in mind that we can only handle removal requests that comply with the above rules.
Is downloading torrent files from Mininova illegal?
No, torrent files are not copyrighted, so this is allowed. However, opening a torrent file in your BitTorrent client may start the process of downloading (and possibly uploading) copyrighted content. Depending on the circumstances, such as the content in question and the country you're living in, this might be illegal. In some countries, it is illegal to download and upload copyrighted material. In this case, make sure that you only download unlicensed content via BitTorrent. In some other countries, it is allowed to download copyrighted material, as long as you don't upload. If this is the case, we advise you to use the BitThief client. To be on the safe side, we advise you not to download any copyrighted content at all.
Muuttavatko nämä huomautukset sivuston "oikeudenmukaisemmaksi" sillä perusteella, että käyttäjää varoitetaan selvästi? Myös torrenttien poistaminen on tehty mahdolliseksi. (vrt. TPB:hen) Eroaako täten siis Piratebay ja mininova toisistaan? Esim. Että mininova voisikin olla laillinen?
Lainaus, alkuperäisen viestin kirjoitti HPman: Mininova on ainakin ollut pitkään paras torrent sivusto.
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Löytyy kaikkea laidasta laitaan eikä ole sitä arsyttävää piratebayn "ollaan piraattei ja ylpeitä siitä" asennetta hyppimässä silmille koko ajan.
Nuo säännötkin vaikuttavat ihan asiallisilta, annetaan todella mahdollisuus saada se materiaali pois mininovasta, vaikka sillä ei oikeastaan ole mitään merkitystä piraattien kannalta.
