My host did not take down all my sites. They asked me to remove 1 site and I did. Again, I just have to get a new domain. The flash games are legal. I am working on a new site.....................
My sympathies sandyfeet. The problem everywhere - especially here in the content forums - is that your attempt to get a legal license from someone who doesn't really have one doesn't change the status of the games despite your good faith. Sonic owns what they own and many hosts don't want to split hairs as to what is and what isn't legal as the time will cost them significantly. Yes, many other people have this stuff up but that doesn't change your problem unfortunately. The most obvious trademark items will haunt you, e.g. Super Mario, etc.
buy your own small server lol but I'm with others on here don't take anything down, I think it's someone out to get you/trash your site.
Best advice I've read so far. What your host did confuses me and I wonder whether this is a small timer.
I thought it was not illegal since most of the flashgames had an advertisement of the game developer. So why it is illegal?
there can be many reasons you recived this notifications.. 1. Your competitor is trying trash your site. 2. Your site is consuming more bandwidth than the host expected, most host give for exmaple 10GB andthe yassume that any client will not reach even 2 GB but if they reach they make a lot of issues and make you out of your mind, then you simply change host. 3. You have uploaded a copyrighted material that doesnt belong to you What you should do ? 1. Remove that specific game form your website and tell you host that the coyrighted material has been removed. I dont see any problem if that CM is removed.. What yuo shokld NOT do ? D not remove your websitem WHY ? I mean if you have removed the specific copyrighted material, then there is no reason to pull off all the data, and tell this to your host. IF they still insist to remove it, then you have no choice ot move your host.,
If you dont mind sharing who is your host? I want to make sure i dont host with them. PM me if you want.