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Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy
DanceRecords.com is an Online Service Provider under Title II of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 512 ("DMCA"). DanceRecords.com
respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the
same.
It is DanceRecords.com’s policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its
discretion, to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may infringe
or repeatedly infringe the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of
DanceRecords.com and/or others. We have appointed Joseph Teegarden as our
copyright agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement and have
informed the U.S. Copyright Office of this appointment. When notifying Joseph
Teegarden of claimed infringement, send a letter, call and email. Joseph’s
address, phone number and email address are as follows:
DanceRecords.com
Attn: Joseph Teegarden, Copyright Agent
1501 Powell St. Unit C
Emeryville, CA, USA 94608
E-Mail: click here
Phone: (510) 290-7687
Fax (510) 985-1289
Infringement Notification
Pursuant to the Act, the claimant will be liable for damages, including costs
and attorneys fees if the claimant misrepresents that a product or activity is
infringing it’s copyrights. If a claimant is not sure whether material
infringes its copyrights, DanceRecords.com recommends the claimant first
consult an attorney.
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been
otherwise violated, please provide Joseph Teegarden with the following
information:
- Identify the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim
has been infringed.
- Identify the material that you claim is infringing on the DanceRecords.com
site, with enough detail that we may find it on the web site;
- Your true name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement by you that you have “a good faith belief that the disputed use
is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent,
or the law.
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or
intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or
intellectual property owner's behalf.
- An electronic or physical signature of the owner of a copyrighted work(s)
or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other
intellectual property interest.
- Send the request to:
DanceRecords.com
Attn: Joseph Teegarden, Copyright Agent
1501 Powell St. Unit C
Emeryville, CA, USA 94608
Counter Notification
Upon receipt of the above notice of infringement, DanceRecords.com will respond
expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material that is claimed to be
infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity as required by the Act.
Joseph Teegarden will take reasonable steps to promptly notify the affected
client. Such client may then give Joseph Teegarden a written counter
notification that includes substantially the below. Pursuant to the Act such
client will be liable for damages, including attorney fees, if the client
misrepresent that a product or activity is not infringing the copyrights of
others. If the client is not sure whether material infringes the copyrights of
others, we recommend that the client first consult an attorney.
- Identify the material that has been removed or the material that access to
has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was
removed or access to it was disabled.
- Provide information reasonably sufficient for DanceRecords.com to contact
the client.
- Include the following statement: "I consent to the jurisdiction of the
First Judicial District Court in the State of California, Alameda County, and
that I will accept service of process from the person who provided notification
under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person."
- Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I
have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result
of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled".
- Sign and date the counter notification.
- Send this notification to:
DanceRecords.com
Attn: Joseph Teegarden, Copyright Agent
1501 Powell St. Unit C
Emeryville, CA, USA 94608
If DanceRecords.com’s client serves a counter notification complying with the
above requirements, the DanceRecords.com will promptly provide the person who
provided the initial infringement statement with a copy of the counter
notification and will inform such person that DanceRecords.com will replace the
removed material or cease disabling access to it within 10–14 business days.
DanceRecords.com will then replace the removed material and cease disabling
access to it within 10-14 business days following receipt of the counter notice
unless the copyright owner gives Joseph Teegarden notice that it has filed an
action seeking a court order against the client.
Injunction
If DanceRecords.com does receive a notification from a copyright holder who has
procured an injunction prohibiting DanceRecords.com from providing access to
allegedly infringing material, the client will be notified by E-Mail of the
injunction. DanceRecords.com will follow the requirements of an enforceable
injunction, anything to the above notwithstanding. |