Jul 13, 2022
Velocity Communications respects the intellectual property rights of others. Customers may not use the Services in any manner that infringes upon the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others. And shall at all times act in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 DMCA (see 17 U.S.C. § 512) and other applicable laws. This information related to copyright infringement does not take the place of advice from your legal counsel. Velocity Communications is providing this information for informational purposes only.
A copyright owner may notify Velocity Communications of alleged infringements of their works as defined by U.S. copyright law and according to the DMCA. This notice must be submitted to Velocity Communications DMCA Agent, as described below, and the notification must satisfy DMCA requirements.
Contact
DMCA Agent Email: legal@velocitywa.com
DMCA complaints must be in writing and contain the following information according to 17 U.S.C. § 512:
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright
owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
3. Identification of the material 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 Velocity Communications to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Velocity Communications 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;
5. 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;
6. 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.
You should be aware that complainants who make false claims or misrepresentations concerning copyright infringement may be liable for damages under the DMCA.
If a Customer receives a DMCA notification of an alleged infringement and the Customer believes in good faith that the alleged infringement has been wrongly filed, then the Customer may submit a counter-notice to Velocity Communications. Please forward your counter-notice to Velocity Communications DMCA Agent at the address noted above. This process will invoke a dispute between you and the complaining party. Your counter-notification must be in writing and contain the following information according to 17 U.S.C. § 512:
1. A physical or electronic signature of an authorized person;
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or access to which has been disabled
and the location at which material appeared before it was removed or access to it was
disabled;
3. 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;
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the
jurisdiction of the federal district court for the federal district of Washington State and that you will accept service of process from the complainant.
You should be aware that persons who make false counter-notices or misrepresentations
concerning copyright infringement may be liable for damages under the DMCA.