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NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING
CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Pursuant to Title 17, United
States Code, Section 512(c)(2),
all notifications of claimed
copyright infringement on the
AccountSupport, INC. ("AccountSupport")
system or Web site should be
sent ONLY to our Designated
Agent.
NOTE: The Following
Information is provided solely
for notifying AccountSupport
that your copyrighted material
may have been infringed.
WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER
FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY
MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE
MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY
BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL
PENALTIES. THESE INCLUDE
MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS,
AND ATTORNEYS FEES INCURRED BY
US, BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR
BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER'S
LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A
RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR
MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO
BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.
DO NOT SEND ANY INQUIRIES
UNRELATED TO COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT (E.G., REQUESTS FOR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CUSTOMER
SERVICE, REPORTS OF E-MAIL
ABUSE, ETC.) TO THE CONTACT
LISTED BELOW. YOU WILL NOT
RECEIVE A RESPONSE IF SENT TO
THAT CONTACT.
Written notification must be submitted to the following
Designated Agent:
AccountSupport
Legal Department
70 Blanchard Road
3rd Floor
Burlington, MA 01803
Fax: (781) 998-8277
E-mail: abuse@accountsupport-inc.com
IMPORTANT NOTE: IN THE EVENT
YOU SEND US A NOTICE OF ANY KIND
VIA EMAIL AND DO NOT RECEIVE A
RESPONSE FROM US, PLEASE SUBMIT
A DUPLICATE COPY VIA PAPER
AND/OR FAX (FAX # 781-998-8277).
DUE TO THE VAGARIES OF THE
INTERNET, AND EMAIL
COMMUNICATION IN PARTICULAR,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE
BURDENS OF SPAM AND THE
OCCASIONAL, UNINTENDED EFFECTS
OF SPAM FILTERS, SENDING AN
ALTERNATE FORM OF NOTICE (VIA
PAPER AND/OR FAX), WILL HELP
ASSURE THAT YOUR NOTICE WILL BE
RECEIVED BY US AND ACTED ON IN A
TIMELY MANNER.
Under
Title 17, United States Code,
Section 512(c)(3)(A), the
Notification of Claimed
Infringement must include
ALL of the following:
- Physical or
electronic signature of a
person authorized to act on
behalf of the copyright
owner.
- Identification
of the copyrighted work
claimed to have been
infringed or a
representative list if
multiple works are involved.
- Identification
of the material that is
claimed to be infringing
that should be removed or
access to disabled and
information reasonably
sufficient to enable the
online service provider to
locate the material (usually
a URL to the relevant page).
- Information
reasonably sufficient to
allow the online service
provider to contact the
complaining party (address,
phone number, e-mail
address).
- 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."
- 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 copyright
owner.
- Upon receipt of
notification of a claimed
infringement, AccountSupport
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,
regardless of whether the
material or activity is
ultimately determined to be
infringing; if selective
action is not possible,
AccountSupport will
terminate the alleged
infringer's Internet access.
AccountSupport will also take
reasonable steps to promptly
notify the alleged infringer in
writing of the claim against him
or her, and that it has removed
or disabled access to the
material (see Sections
512(c)(1)(C) and (g) of the DMCA).
Upon receipt of notice from
AccountSupport that a claim of
infringement has been made
and/or that the material has
been removed or that access to
it has been disabled, the
Subscriber may provide a Counter
Notification.
To be effective, a Counter
Notification must meet ALL of
the following requirements:
- It must be a
written communication;
- It must be sent
to the Service Provider's
Designated Agent;
- It must include
the following:
- A physical
or electronic signature
of the Subscriber;
-
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 or access to it
was disabled;
- A
statement, under penalty
of perjury, that the
Subscriber 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;
- The
Subscriber's name,
address, and telephone
number, and a statement
that the Subscriber
consents to the
jurisdiction of Federal
District Court for the
judicial district in
which the Subscriber's
address is located, or
if the Subscriber's
address is outside of
the United States, for
any judicial district in
which the Service
Provider may be found,
and that the Subscriber
will accept service of
process from the person
who provided
notification or an agent
of such person.
Upon receipt of a Counter
Notification from the Subscriber
containing the information as
outlined above, AccountSupport
will:
- Promptly provide the
Complaining Party with a
copy of the Counter
Notification
- Inform the Complaining
Party that it will replace
the removed material or
cease disabling access to it
within ten (10) business
days following receipt of
the Counter Notice;
- Replace the removed
material or cease disabling
access to the material in
not less than ten (10), nor
more than fourteen (14),
business days following
receipt of the Counter
Notice, provided Service
Provider's Designated Agent
has not received notice from
the Complaining Party that
an action has been filed
seeking a court order to
restrain Subscriber from
engaging in infringing
activity relating to the
material on Service
Provider's network or
system.
CAUTION: Pursuant to Title
17, Section 512(f) of the United
States Code, any person who
knowingly materially
misrepresents that material or
activity is infringing, or that
material or activity was removed
or disabled by mistake or
misidentification, shall be
liable for any damages,
including costs and attorneys'
fees, incurred by the alleged
infringer, by any copyright
owner or copyright owner's
authorized licensee, or by a
service provider, who is injured
by such misrepresentation, as
the result of the service
provider relying upon such
misrepresentation in removing or
disabling access to the material
or activity claimed to be
infringing, or in replacing the
removed material or ceasing to
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