Digital Millennium Copyright Act
It is our policy to
respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (the text of which can be found at the U.S. Copyright
Office Web Site,
http://lcWeb.loc.gov/copyright/) and other applicable intellectual
property laws, which may include removing or disabling access to material
claimed to be the subject of infringing activity. If we remove or disable
access to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we will make a
good-faith attempt to contact the owner or administrator of each affected site
so that they may make a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2)
and (3) of that Act. It is our policy to document all notices of alleged
infringement on which we act. A copy of the notice will be sent to a third
party who will make it available to the public.
To file a notice of
infringement with us, you must provide a written communication (by fax or
regular mail -- not by email, except by prior agreement) that sets forth the
items specified below. Please note that you will be liable for damages
(including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a
product or activity is infringing your copyrights. Indeed, in a recent case
(please see
http://www.onlinepolicy.org/action/legpolicy/opg_v_diebold/ for more
information), a company that sent a infringement notification seeking removal
of online materials that were protected by the fair use doctrine was ordered
to pay such costs and attorneys fees. The company agreed to pay over $100,000.
Accordingly, if you are not sure whether material available online infringes
your copyright, we suggest that you first contact an attorney.
To expedite our
ability to process your request, please use the following format (including
section numbers):
1. Identify in
sufficient detail the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed.
2. Identify the
material that you claim is infringing the copyrighted work listed in item #1
above.
For example, suppose
that you discover a web page that you believe infringes the copyrighted text
you identified in item #1 above. In this case, you would provide the following
information:
|
Infringing Web
Pages: |
http://www.domain-hosted-by-lifetimewebsites.com |
3. Provide
information reasonably sufficient to permit Lifetime Websites to contact you
(email address is preferred).4.
Provide information, if possible, sufficient to permit Lifetime Websites to
notify the owner/administrator of the web page that allegedly contains
infringing material (email address is preferred).
5. Include the
following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted
materials described above on the allegedly infringing web pages is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."
6. Include the
following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information
in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is
allegedly infringed."
7. Sign the
paper.
8. Send the
written communication to the following address:
Lifetime Websites
Attn: Copyright Agent
291 Hightower Lake Trail
Ball Ground, GA 30107
OR fax to:
(770) 886-7807
Attn: Copyright Agent
The administrator of
an affected site may make a counter notification pursuant to sections
512(g)(2) and (3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. When we receive a
counter notification, we will reinstate the material in question.
To file a counter
notification with us, you must provide a written communication (by fax or
regular mail -- not by email, except by prior agreement) that sets forth the
items specified below. Please note that you will be liable for damages
(including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a
product or activity is not infringing the copyrights of others. Accordingly,
if you are not sure whether certain material infringes the copyrights of
others, we suggest that you first contact an attorney. A sample counter
notification may be found at
www.chillingeffects.org/dmca/counter512.pdf.
To expedite our
ability to process your counter notification, please use the following format
(including section numbers):
1. Identify
the specific URLs of material that Lifetime Websites has removed or to which
Lifetime Websites has disabled access.
2. Provide
your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a statement that you
consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial
district in which your address is located (or Cherokee County, Georgia if your
address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of
process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C)
or an agent of such person.
3. Include the
following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good
faith belief that each search result or message identified above was removed
or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to
be removed or disabled."
4. Sign the
paper.
5. Send the
written communication to the following address:
Lifetime Websites
Attn: Copyright Agent
291 Hightower Lake Trail
Ball Ground, GA 30107
OR fax to:
(770) 886-7807
Attn: Copyright Agent
