Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy
others just as we expect others to respect our rights. Pursuant to
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section
512(c), a copyright owner or their agent may submit a takedown notice to
us via our DMCA Agent listed below. As an internet service provider, we
are entitled to claim immunity from said infringement claims pursuant
to the “safe harbor” provisions of the DMCA. To submit a good faith
infringement claim to us, you must submit notice to us that sets forth
the following information:
Notice of Infringement – Claim
1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner (or someone authorized to act on behalf of the owner);
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
3.
Identification of the infringing material to be removed, and
information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to
locate the material. [Please submit the URL of the page in question to
assist us in identifying the allegedly offending work];
4.
Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to
contact the complaining party including your name, physical address,
email address, phone number and fax number;
5. A statement that the
complaining party has a good faith belief that the use of the material
is unauthorized by the copyright agent; and
6. A statement that the
information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of
perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of
the copyright owner.
Title 17 USC §512(f) provides civil damage penalties, including costs
and attorney fees, against any person who knowingly and materially
misrepresents certain information in a notification of infringement
under 17 USC §512(c)(3).
Send all takedown notices through our Contact page. Please send by email for prompt attention.
Please note that we may share the identity and information in any
copyright infringement claim we receive with the alleged infringer. In
submitting a claim, you understand accept and agree that your identity
and claim may be communicated to the alleged infringer.
Counter Notification – Restoration of Material
If you have received a notice of material being takedown because of a
copyright infringement claim, you may provide us with a counter
notification in an effort to have the material in question restored to
the site. Said notification must be given in writing to our DMCA Agent
and must contain substantially the following elements pursuant to 17 USC
Section 512(g)(3):
1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. A description of the material that has been taken down and the original location of the material before it was taken down.
3.
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief
that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or
misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
4. Your
name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to
the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial
district in which the address is located (or if you are outside of the
United States, that you consent to jurisdiction of any judicial district
in which the service provider may be found), and that the you will
accept service of process from the person or company who provided the
original infringement notification.
5. Send your counter notice through our Contact page. Email is highly recommended.
Repeat Infringer Policy
We take copyright infringement very seriously. Pursuant to the repeat
infringer policy requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,
we maintain a list of DMCA notices from copyright holders and make a
good faith effort to identify any repeat infringers. Those that violate
our internal repeat infringer policy will have their accounts
terminated.
Modifications
We reserve the right to modify the contents of this page and its
policy for handling DMCA claims at any time for any reason. You are
encouraged to check back to review this policy frequently for any
changes.