FranklinCovey v. Lycos, Inc. (takedown notices) [1]

On August 2, 2007, FranklinCovey, the owner of the copyright in the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, sent a DMCA takedown notice to Lycos, alleging copyright infringement. Lycos operates Angelfire [2], a website that offers free space, as well as a paid subscription system, for Internet users to post blogs, photo galleries, and other information. FranklinCovey claimed that unknown Angelfire users posted a full digital copy of The 7 Habits on the website. Lycos did not respond to this notice, nor to a follow-up notice sent a week later . FranklinCovey filed suit against Lycos on December 17, 2007, seeking damages and an injunction (see related database entry [3]). The parties settled in February 2008.