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Digital
Millennium Copyright Act |
All visitors
to sites hosted by Atlantic.Net as well as Subscribers who
use Atlantic.Net's services are expected to respect the copyright
protection of materials posted on the Internet. The Digital
Millennium Copyright Act provides recourse for individuals
who feel that their rights under U.S. copyright law have been
infringed on the Internet. An individual who believes that
Atlantic.Net is hosting a site that contains his or her copyrighted
material may contact our authorized agent to report that alleged
violation. Upon receipt of a properly submitted notification,
Atlantic.Net will remove or block access to the allegedly
infringing material. Additionally, if a member in good faith
believes that a notice of copyright infringement has been
wrongfully filed, such person may submit a counternotification
to Atlantic.Net. Atlantic.Net will not be a party to disputes
over alleged copyright infringement.
This information
should not be construed as legal advice to our Members or
Visitors. If you believe that your copyrights have been infringed,
or if a notice of copyright infringement has been filed against
you, we advise that you seek legal counsel. We are providing
the following information to you for informational purposes
only.
Notification
of Claimed Copyright Infringement
If you
believe that a Web page hosted by Atlantic.Net is violating
your rights under U.S. copyright law, you may file a complaint
of such claimed infringement with Atlantic.Net's designated
agent in the manner described below.
By Mail:
General Counsel
Atlantic.Net
Inc.
2815 NW 13th Street
Suite 201
Gainesville, FL 32609
By telephone:
(352)375-2912 ext. 4365
By fax: (352) 375-2702
By email: jpward@atlantic.net
For your
complaint to be valid under the DMCA, you must provide the
following information when providing notice of the claimed
copyright infringement:
a. A physical
or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf
of the copyright owner
b. Identification
of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
c. Identification
of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be
the subject of the infringing activity and that is to be removed
or access to which is to be disabled as well as information
reasonably sufficient to permit Atlantic.Net to locate the
material
d. Information
reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact
the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number,
and, if available, an electronic mail address
e. 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 law
f. 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
(For more
details on the information required for valid notification,
see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3).)
You should be aware that, under the DCMA, claimants who make
misrepresentations concerning copyright infringement may be
liable for damages incurred as a result of the removal or
blocking of the material, court costs, and attorneys fees.
Counternotification
to Claimed Copyright Infringement
If a notice
of copyright infringement has been filed against you, you
may file a counternotification with Atlantic.Net's designated
agent at the address listed above. Such counternotification
must contain the following information:
a. physical
or electronic signature
b. 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
c. A statement
under penalty of perjury that the Member has a good faith
belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result
of mistake or misidentification
d. Your
name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that
you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court
for the federal district in which you are located, and that
you will accept service of process from the complainant.
If Atlantic.Net
receives a valid counternotification, the DMCA provides that
the removed material will be restored, or access re-enabled.
Please be advised that U.S. copyright law provides substantial
penalties for a false counternotice filed in response to a
notice of copyright infringement.
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