ArmedPoliteSociety.com DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHTACT (“DMCA) AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT POLICY

 

1.      General Policy

1.1.       ArmedPoliteSociety.com (“APS”) respects the intellectual property rights of third parties, and complies with the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) regarding such rights. APS reserves the right to remove access to infringing material posted to its web site (the “Site”).  Such actions do not affect or modify any other rights APS may have under law or contract.

1.2.       This process only relates to reporting claims of copyright infringement.  Messages related to other matters will not receive a response through this process.

1.3.       If you believe that any portion of the material contained on this Site infringes your copyright, notify APS of your claim in accordance with the following procedure.  We will take appropriate action as required by the DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3).

(a)           Written notification must be submitted to this Site’s Designated Agent: Attention: Glenn D. Bellamy

Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

2700 Carew Tower

441 Vine Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-2917

 

 

(b)           To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information:

(i)            A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

(ii)          Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works at the Site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at the Site;

(iii)        Identification of the material off the site 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 APS to locate the material;

(iv)        Information reasonably sufficient to permit APS 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;

(v)          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;

(vi)        A statement that the information in the notification 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.

(c)            Upon receipt of the written notification containing the information outlined above, APS will:

(i)            Remove or disable access to the material that is alleged to be infringing;

(ii)          Forward the written notification to such alleged infringer (provided APS has such information);

(iii)        Take reasonable steps to promptly notify the alleged infringer that it has been removed or access to the materials has been disabled.

(d)            A counter notification will be effective if in writing, provided to the Designated Agent, and including substantially the following:

(i)            A physical or electronic signature of the alleged infringer;

(ii)          Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed and access to it was disabled;

(iii)        A statement under penalty of perjury that the alleged infringer has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;

(iv)        The alleged infringer’s name, address and telephone number, and statement that the alleged infringer consents to jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the infringer’s address is located or, if outside the United States, for any judicial district in which APS may be found, and that the alleged infringer will accept service of process from the complaining party or the agent of such person.

(e)           Upon receipt of a counter notification containing the information outlined above, APS will:

(i)            Promptly provide the complaining party with a copy of the counter notification;

(ii)          Inform the complaining party that it will replace the removed material within ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days following the receipt of the counter notification, provided APS 's Designated Agent has not received notice from the complaining party that an action has been filed seeking a court order to restrain the alleged infringer from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on APS 's Site, network, or system.