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ReportScam.com is a consumer protection Website that offers a forum for reporting scams and provides information for other consumers, sharing details on how a person or company took advantage of a customer or client. In theory, posting information on ReportScam.com can help other people avoid falling for the same deceptive business practices.

The problem with a website like ReportScam.com is that anyone can post and say anything they want.

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Misleading or fake scam reports and other false negative reviews on ReportScam may meet the definition of online defamation.

Cyber libel or online defamation is the issuance of a false statement about another person, which causes that person to suffer measurable harm.

A successful claim of online defamation or cyber libel will include:

• The unprivileged publication of the statement to a third party — in other words, a note in a diary is not actionable 
  
• If the defamatory matter is of public concern, fault amounts at least to negligence on the part of the publisher 
  
• Measurable damage to the plaintiff

One bad review may only bring down part of the company. When an individual targets a business with multiple fake scam reports claiming illegal or fraudulent practices, it can have serious consequences.

You can prove online defamation with the help of a lawyer or contact a reputation management company to learn about your options.

If you know the individual who posted the review, ReportScam will allow the original poster to delete their complaint 60 days after publication.

However, because users on Report Scam can remain anonymous, to identify the individual(s) who posted a negative review about you or your business on ReportScam.com, you may have to first file a legal action to “unmask” the individual(s). Courts are sometimes reluctant to compel the disclosure of an anonymous poster – trying to balance the right to free and anonymous speech and the right to use the legal process to discover the identity of someone who allegedly committed the offense of libel. The process can be long and expensive, and even if successful and you have identified the individual, you next have to take steps to have the content removed from ReportScam.com.

To remove a report from ReportScam.com, two formidable legal obstacles stand in your way – section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) and Fair Use.

ReportScam.com can include reviews and scam reports about companies because of protections afforded by section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). This law provides broad immunity from liability for content posted by third parties.

ReportScam.com can avoid legal responsibility for the reviews posted by others on its website, even if the reviews are false or defamatory. To enjoy immunity from liability, the following elements must be satisfied:

• The party must be a “provider or user” of an “interactive computer service.”

• The cause of action asserted by the plaintiff must “treat” the defendant “as the publisher or speaker” of the harmful content.

• The content must be “provided by another information content provider” — the party must not be the “information content provider” of the harmful information at issue.

Fair Use allows a person to use copyrighted content without permission from the owner, with certain limitations.

Common examples of fair use include commentary, search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, and scholarship. Reviews are often characterized as commentary or criticism, so claiming a copyright violation and removing a post from ReportScam.com is difficult. A review site may also be able to use a company logo or website screenshot and claim fair use.

An effective DMCA takedown notification would require ReportScam.com to remove a post with copyright infringement or selectively remove the infringing content.

Copyright infringement is a serious offense, and the DMCA is a very effective tool for content removal.

A DMCA notice would require you to include your contact information, details on the copyrighted material, and details about the content infringing on that protected material, a signature, and a statement that you have “good faith belief” that the offender did not have the authorization to use your copyrighted content and a statement that the information in the DMCA is accurate.

Ensure to include all the required points in the DMCA takedown notification, then find out who is the designated DMCA agent for ReportScam.com. To find out the information for submitting a DMCA to ReportScam.com, use the contact information on their Contact Us page.

Once received by the website, a DMCA takedown notice should usually result in the automatic removal of the content on ReportScam.com. If you are claiming a DMCA on just an image, they may decide to leave the remainder of the post live.

The broad immunity afforded by the Communications Decency Act and the doctrine of Fair Use makes it very difficult to remove a post from ReportScam.com, but other options are available.

Contact an online reputation management service company to ensure fast and effective removal of posts on ReportScam.com.

Suppose you are a victim of online defamation or cyber libel. In that case, you understand how a hateful comment or review 0n a website like Report Scam can damage your personal life or business.

Reputation Rhino can remove a post on ReportScam.com.

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