Who is IMDB and where are their offices?? I would pay $50 to get their location!

Yes, you have ruined my reputation by listing a porno on my credits!! Same name but not me!! Goddamned Sons of bitches!! I will find your physical IP location if it's the last thing I ever do...

Frederick Drury

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Threatening legal action!!

Posted 2 years ago

2 years ago

Vincent Fournols

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Well, I am really sorry if this has happened to you, but there are several different ways to respond to this:

Finding IMDb adress just takes a few seconds, or you might even want to channel your wrath against IMDb's mother company: Amazon, still easier to find.

One good thing would be for you to understand what IMDb is (a worldwide credit data repository - worldwide, and not just Californian...), mostly maintained by benevolent contributors from all around the world. And yes, absolutely anyone can add and edit data on IMDb (and in some supported cases, delete it). So "IMDb" did not do it, several hundred thousands did it. Maybe even some close "friends" of yours, who want to hurt you. But this is quite unlikely, compared to the probability of mistaken identity because of how close the names looks.

Therefore, one smarter thing would (have) be(en) to split your namepage (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238625/ ?) and exfiltrate the entries which are not yours.

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2018-09-15T16:45:05+00:00

Frederick Drury

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It was not smart of me to go off like I did. I just wanted to have a summons hand delivered but now I'm not sure if there's actual personnel to sue. It's a computer I guess?

2018-09-15T16:55:21+00:00

Vincent Fournols

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Yes and no: if it is just a matter of data display, due to the collaborative nature of the website, it would be feasible but very difficult to identify the culprit of such a situation, very likely to have been done with no malice in sight.

Of course, IMDb is an company incorporated in California therefore it is liable under California laws and can be used if such laws are breached.
At a different level, IMDb has issued publishing policies which enable you to have them corrected if you notice that these policies are breached as well.

So, from my standpoints, it is first a matter of how bad you have been professionally by this information, and how this information has been set. From there, you can decide the best strategy.

Last but not least: I am not an American citizen, I am not a lawyer, so maybe you should not take my word for fully granted and rely on more authoritative advice!

2018-09-15T17:00:10+00:00

Frederick Drury

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Also, why are these comments displayed publicly? I thought I was talking to a feedback page. It doesn't say discussion group, or comment section. Boy, I hate this place!

2018-09-15T17:02:21+00:00

Vincent Fournols

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Frederick,

at the very top of the page it says:
Community powered support for IMDb...

Hey, what did you expect? ;)

2 years ago

Frederick Drury

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Well, I appreciate your reply. I went nuts I guess and just felt like I couldn't communicate with anyone and there was never going to be a resolution. Anyway, I guess I'll calm down and get some computer savvy kid to figure out whatever you're suggesting. It's really a nightmare for me, being associated with a porno, I mean, so shameful and nothing I can seem to do about it. Sorry for my rude response.
Thank you, Mr Fournols