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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Maladie De West respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), the text of which can be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, Maladie De West will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Maladie De West service and/or website (the "Site") if such claims are reported to Maladie De West's Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Site by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to Maladie De West's Designated Copyright Agent.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement

Upon receipt of your DMCA Notice, Maladie De West will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the Site. To file a notice of infringement, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  1. Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
  2. Identify the material that you claim is 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 us to locate the material (e.g., URL of the page where the material is located).
  3. Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted.
  4. Include a statement that you have 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.
  5. Include a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner, or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  6. Provide your physical or electronic signature.

Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Maladie De West's Designated Copyright Agent:

Maladie De West
Attn: DMCA Agent
[Insert Physical Address - if applicable]
Email: [Insert Designated DMCA Email Address - if applicable]

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability for damages.

Counter-Notification Procedures

If you believe that your material has been removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with Maladie De West by submitting a written communication to our Designated Copyright Agent identified above, that includes substantially the following:

  • Identify 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 (e.g., URL of the page).
  • Provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
  • Include a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Maladie De West may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
  • Include a statement under penalty of perjury that you have 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.
  • Provide your physical or electronic signature.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, Maladie De West will promptly forward a copy to the original complaining party. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member, or user, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notification.

For general inquiries or to contact Maladie De West for reasons other than DMCA notices, please visit our Contact Us page.