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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 American Sex
Gazette (the "Site") to respect the legitimate rights of
copyright owners, their agents, and representatives.
Users of any part of the Site computing system are
required to respect the legal protections provided by
applicable copyright law.
Designated Agent
The Site's Designated Agent to receive
notification of alleged infringement under the DMCA is:
William Sparrow
Available by Email:
abuse@americansexgazette.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 DMCA notification.
Notice and Takedown
Procedure: It is expected that
all users of any part of the Site's 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,
Site may, in its discretion, terminate authorization of
users of its system or network who are repeat
infringers.
Accommodation of Standard Technical Measures
It is Site 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.
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