Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") Policy
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 the policy of
patrickediburge.com services 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
To
exercise your DMCA rights, you must send your Proper DMCA Notice to the
following agent designated by Company (the "Designated Agent"). The
contact information for gayingblog.com Designated Agent is:
Email: dmca@gayingblog.com
This
email address may be used 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:
- 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.
- Identification of the copyrighted work
claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a
single online site is covered by a single notice, 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 the Company to locate the
material.
- 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.
- 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
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
provided all such claims have been investigated and determined to be
valid by Company in Company's sole and absolute discretion. Company will
comply with the appropriate provisions of the DMCA in the event a
counter notification is received.
Please
allow at least three business days to process any complaint or
counter-notification. Note that emailing your complaint to other parties
such as our Internet Service Provider will not expedite your request
and may result in a delayed response due to the complaint not being
filed properly.
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.
- 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.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site is covered by a single notice, 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 the Company to locate the material.
- 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.
- 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 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.
