DMCA Notice &
Takedown Policy and Procedures
This website (“SITE”) qualifies as a “Service Provider” within the
meaning of 47 U.S.C. § 512(k)(1) of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). Accordingly, it is entitled to certain
protections from claims of copyright infringement under the DMCA, commonly
referred to as the “safe harbor” provisions. We respect the intellectual
property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. Accordingly, we
observe and comply with the DMCA, and have adopted the following Notice and
Takedown Policy relating to claims of copyright infringement by our customers,
subscribers or users.
Notice of Claimed
Infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Our Designated Copyright
Agent (identified below) with the following information:
(a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property
interest;
(b) description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you
claim has been infringed;
(c) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the SITE (preferably including specific url’s
associated with the material);
(d) your address, telephone number, and email address;
(e) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use
is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and,
(f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or
intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or
intellectual property owner’s behalf.
You may send your Notice of Claimed Infringement to:
Lawrence G. Walters, Esq.
Walters Law Group
781 Douglas Avenue
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Fax: (407) 774-6151
Email: Notice [at] DMCANotice [dot] com
Please do not send other
inquires or information to our Designated Agent.
Abuse Notification:
Abusing the DMCA Notice
procedures set forth above, or misrepresenting facts in a DMCA Notice or
Counter-notification, can result in legal liability for damages, court costs
and attorneys fees under federal law. See; 47 U.S.C. § 512(f). These Notice and
Takedown Procedures only apply to claims of copyright infringement by copyright
holders and their agents – not to any other kind of abuse, infringement or
legal claim. We will investigate and take action against anyone abusing the
DMCA notification or counter-notification procedure. Please ensure that you
meet all of the legal qualifications before submitting a DMCA Notice to our
Designated Agent.
Take Down Procedure
The SITE implements the following “notification and takedown”
procedure upon receipt of any notification of claimed copyright infringement.
The SITE reserves the right at any time to disable access to, or remove any
material or activity accessible on or from any SITE or any Materials claimed to
be infringing or based on facts or circumstances from which infringing activity
is apparent. It is the firm policy of the SITE to terminate the account of
repeat copyright infringers, when appropriate, and the SITE will act
expeditiously to remove access to all material that infringes on another’s
copyright, according to the procedure set forth in 17 U.S.C. §512 of the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). The SITE’s DMCA Notice Procedures
are set forth in the preceding paragraph. If the notice does not comply with
§512 of the DMCA, but does comply with three requirements for identifying sites
that are infringing according to §512 of the DMCA, the SITE shall attempt to
contact or take other reasonable steps to contact the complaining party to help
that party comply with the notice requirements. When the Designated Agent
receives a valid notice, the SITE will expeditiously remove and/or disable
access to the infringing material and shall notify the affected user. Then, the
affected user may submit a counter-notification to the Designated Agent
containing a statement made under penalty of perjury that the user has a good
faith belief that the material was removed because of misidentification of the
material. After the Designated Agent receives the counter-notification, it will
replace the material at issue within 10-14 days after receipt of the
counter-notification unless the Designated Agent receives notice that a court
action has been filed by the complaining party seeking an injunction against
the infringing activity. The SITE reserves the right to modify, alter or add to
this policy, and all users should regularly check back to these Terms and
Conditions to stay current on any such changes.
DMCA
Counter-Notification Procedure
If the Recipient of a Notice of Claimed
Infringement ("Notice") believes that the Notice is erroneous or
false, and/or that allegedly infringing material has been wrongly removed in
accordance with the procedures outlined above, the Recipient is permitted to
submit a counter-notification pursuant to Section 512(g)(2)&(3) of the
DMCA. A counter-notification is the proper method for the Recipient to dispute
the removal or disabling of material pursuant to a Notice. The information that
a Recipient provides in a counter-notification must be accurate and truthful,
and the Recipient will be liable for any misrepresentations which may cause any
claims to be brought against the SITE relating to the actions taken in response
to the counter-notification.
To submit a counter-notification, please provide
Our Designated Copyright agent the following information:
(a): a specific description of the material that
was removed or disabled pursuant to the Notice;
(b) a description of where the material was
located within the SITE or the Content before such material was removed and/or
disabled (preferably including specific url’s
associated with the material);
(c) a statement reflecting the Recipient's
belief that the removal or disabling of the material was done so erroneously.
For convenience, the following format may be used:
“I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith
belief that the referenced material was removed or disabled by the service
provider as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be
removed or disabled.”
(d) the Recipient's physical address, telephone
number, and email address; and,
(e) a statement that the Recipient consents to
the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court in and for the judicial district
where the Recipient is located, or if the Recipient is outside of the United
States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found,
and that the Recipient will accept service of process from the person who
provided the Notice, or that person’s agent.
Written notification containing the above
information must be signed and sent to:
Lawrence G. Walters, Esq.
Walters Law Group
781 Douglas Ave.
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Fax: (407) 774-6151
Notice [at] DMCANotice
[dot] com
Do not send any other
information or material to the DMCA Agent.
After receiving a DMCA-compliant counter-notification, Our
Designated Copyright Agent will forward it to Us, and
We will then provide the counter-notification to the claimant who first sent
the original Notice identifying the allegedly infringing content.
Thereafter, within ten to fourteen (10-14) days of Our receipt of
a counter-notification, We will replace or cease disabling access to the
disputed material provided that We or Our Designated Copyright Agent have not
received notice that the original claimant has filed an action seeking a court
order to restrain the Recipient from engaging in infringing activity relating
to the material on the SITE’s system or network.
Service Provider
Customers or Subscribers
In the event that the alleged infringer identified in an intended DMCA Notice
is, itself, operating as a “Service Provider” within the meaning of 47 U.S.C. §
512(k)(1), the SITE requests that any such DMCA
Notices relating to alleged infringement by third party users, customers or
subscribers of such service providers be submitted directly to the DMCA Agent
designated by the service provider instead of the SITE.
Modifications to Policy
The SITE reserves the right to modify, alter or add to this policy, and all
affected persons should regularly check back regularly to stay current on any
such changes.
This document prepared by Walters Law Group,
www.FirstAmendment.com (© 2010). All rights reserved.