Mininova demands rectification report from working group

Hi all, In January 2008, a working group was installed with the goal to evaluate copyright laws. The working group consists of four members of the Dutch parliament. Two weeks ago, the working group published a report with the name Auteursrechten. Een rapport ('Copyright - a report'). The report includes several recommendations related to reforming copyright laws. Unfortunately the report includes several factually incorrect assumptions related to Mininova, among which:
  • That Mininova refuses to remove torrent files after a complaint has been filed
  • That Mininova adds 'reviews' to torrent files uploaded by users
  • That Mininova pro-actively removes torrents that refer to 'incorrect content (e.g. porn)'
Besides these factual errors, the report also implies that all torrents on Mininova refer to copyrighted material, that Mininova hosts the content itself, and that Mininova profits from distributing these torrents. We are very displeased with the fact that the working group didn't contact us prior to releasing this report, or even took a look at mininova.org. If they had done so, they would've seen that we offer a copyright policy service for content owners for years and that we work closely with the content industry. We demand that the spreading of false information related to Mininova will be stopped. In addition, we demand that the working group removes the name Mininova from the report and places a rectification on the website of the Dutch parliament and in several national newspapers. If these demands are not met, we'll consider legal steps. To our surprise and nuisance the working group refuses to respond to the essence of the claim, being the factual errors about us and our services. That's it for now, stay tuned for updates! - The Mininova staff