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Introduction
This policy
is intended to implement the procedures set forth in 17
U.S.C. Section 512 and the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act ("DMCA") for the reporting of alleged copyright
infringement. It is our policy (the "Company")
to respect the legitimate rights of copyright owners, their
agents, and representatives. Users of any part of the Company
computing system are required to respect the legal protections
provided by applicable copyright law.
Designated
Agent
The Company's
Designated Agent to receive notification of alleged infringement
under the DMCA is:
Copyright Act / HerMySpace.com
5165 Verde Valley Lane Apt. 2424
Dallas, TX 75254
Email: copyright@hermyspace.com
(this email address is only for copyright infringement claims
- you will not receive a reply if the matter is not a copyright
issue)
Upon receipt of proper notification of claimed infringement,
Company will follow the procedures outlined herein and in
the DMCA.
Complaint
Notice Procedures for Copyright Owners
The following
elements must be included in your copyright infringement
claim:
1. An electronic
or physical signature of the copyright owner or a person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed.
2. 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 notice, a representative list
of such works at that site.
3. 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 the Company to locate
the material.
4. Information
reasonably sufficient to permit the Company 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.
5. 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.
6. A statement
that the information in the notice 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.
Failure to include all of the above information may result
in a delay of the processing or the DCMA notification.
Notice
and Takedown Procedure
It is expected
that all users of any part of the Company system will comply
with applicable copyright laws. However, if the Company
receives proper notification of claimed copyright infringement
it will respond expeditiously by removing, or disabling
access to, the material that is claimed to be infringing
or to be the subject of infringing activity. Company will
comply with the appropriate provisions of the DMCA in the
event a counter notification is received.
Repeat
Infringers
Under appropriate
circumstances, Company may, in its discretion, terminate
authorization of users of its system or network who are
repeat infringers.
Accommodation
of Standard Technical Measures
It is Company
policy to accommodate and not interfere with standard technical
measures it determines are reasonable under the circumstances,
i.e., technical measures that are used by copyright owners
to identify or protect copyrighted works. |
