DMCA Policy
äó° ¹ÂËü é¤Ã– respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), we will respond promptly to notices of alleged copyright infringement that are reported to our designated Copyright Agent, provided they comply with the DMCA's requirements.
This policy describes the information that should be present in a DMCA notice, the process for submitting a notice, and the process for submitting a counter-notification if your content has been removed due to a DMCA notice.
Filing a DMCA Notice of Infringement
If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on the service of äó° ¹ÂËü é¤Ã– in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify our Copyright Agent by providing the following information in writing (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3) to confirm these requirements):
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit äó° ¹ÂËü é¤Ã– to locate the material (e.g., a specific URL).
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit äó° ¹ÂË��ƒ¼ é¤Ã– to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- 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 owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Please send your complete DMCA Notice to our designated Copyright Agent via the contact methods listed on our contact page.
Filing a Counter-Notification
If you believe that your content was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to our Copyright Agent, in accordance with the DMCA. Your counter-notification must include substantially the following information (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(g)(3) to confirm these requirements):
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled (e.g., specific URLs).
- 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.
- Your name, address, and telephone number.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which äó° ¹ÂËü é¤Ã– may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
Please send your complete Counter-Notification to our designated Copyright Agent via the contact methods listed on our contact page.