DMCA
Policy
Digital
Millennium Copyright Act Policy
We
respect the intellectual property rights of 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.