Copyright Policy

This is the official copyright policy (the “Copyright Policy”) for musictalentdiscovery.com (MTD ) or one of its corporate affiliates (“Us” or “We”), in connection with the websites operated by us. We respect the rights of others and we expect users of our websites and services to do the same. This Copyright Policy prohibits the infringement of the copyrights of others, and it is also our policy that we may remove, suspend, terminate access, or take other appropriate action against repeat offenders. We may also remove content that in our sole discretion appears to infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If we remove or disable a user’s access to our websites or services to comply with the Copyright Laws we will make a good-faith attempt to contact the owner, author, or administrator of each affected account so that they may make a counter notification of that Act.

This Copyright Policy is a part of the terms and conditions which are set forth in our Terms of Use (“Terms”). Any terms that are not defined in this Copyright Policy shall have the meaning given in the Terms. Both the Terms and this Copyright Policy are legally binding on all users.

  1. HOW TO FILE AN INFRINGEMENT NOTIFICATION.

  1. If you have evidence, know, or have a good faith belief that content residing on or accessible through our websites or Internet services infringes a copyright which you own or for which you are a designated agent, please send a notice of infringement by fax or regular mail with the information that sets forth the items specified below.

  2. To expedite our ability to process your request, please use the following format:

  • Identify the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, provide a representative list of such works.

  • Identify the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity. Include information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material. Please provide a URL and screenshots for each item. Include the specific asset(s) or page(s) that you claim to be infringing. Say entire work ONLY if all assets / pages in a collection/document are infringing.

  • Include details of your claim to the material, or your relationship to the material’s copyright holder.

  • Provide your full name, address, and telephone number should we need to clarify your claim.

  • Provide a working email address where we can contact you to confirm your claim.

  • If true, include the following statement: “I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as the allegedly infringing web pages is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”

  • If true, include the following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner to make this complaint.”

  • Sign the document, physically or electronically.

Send the document to our designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement by one of the following mean:

Address:

  1. We will review your claim, determine its merit, and act accordingly. Please note that you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, under the Applicable laws if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material on the Site infringes upon your copyright.

  2. For clarity, only notices as described above should go to the Copyright Agent. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this policy, your notice may not be valid and we may not remove the infringing material.

  3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO EXPAND OR SUPPLEMENT THE LEGAL RIGHTS, PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES AUTHORIZED AND GRANTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAWS AND WE DO NOT REPRESENT ANY RELATED UNDERTAKING BY THE WEBSITE NOT OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

  1. BAD FAITH NOTICES

Please be aware that under applicable law, you may be liable for any damages, including without limitation costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by us or our users, if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity is infringing. If you’re unsure whether the material you are reporting is in fact infringing, you may wish to contact an attorney before filing a notification with us.

  1. How do I file a copyright complaint?

Filing a Copyright complaint is the start of a pre-defined legal process. Your complaint will be reviewed for accuracy, validity, and completeness. If your complaint has satisfied these requirements, we will take action on your request - which includes forwarding a full copy of your notice (including your name, address, phone and email address) to the user(s) who posted the allegedly infringing material in question.

If you are concerned about your contact information being forwarded, you may wish to use an agent to report for you.

Please be aware that under applicable law you may be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by us or our users, if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity is infringing. If you are unsure whether the material you are reporting is in fact infringing, you may wish to contact an attorney before filing a copyright complaint.

  1. WHAT INFORMATION GETS FORWARDED TO THE REPORTED USER(S)?

  1. If we remove or disable access to the materials reported in a copyright complaint, the reported user(s) will receive a copy of the complaint, including the reporter’s full name, email, street address, and any other information included in the complaint.

  2. If you are uncomfortable sharing your contact information with the reported user(s), you may wish to consider appointing an agent to submit your notice on your behalf. Your agent will be required to submit the notice with valid contact information, and identify you as the content owner that they are representing.

  1. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  1. Our response to copyright complaints may include the removal or restriction of access to allegedly infringing material. If we remove or restrict access to user content in response to a copyright complaint, We will make a good faith effort to contact the affected account holder with information concerning the removal or restriction of access, including a full copy of the complaint, along with instructions for filing a counter-notice.

  2. If you’ve not yet received a copy of the copyright complaint regarding the content removed from your account, please respond to us on the email id through which you have received copyright complaint.

  1. WHY DID I RECEIVE A COPYRIGHT COMPLAINT?

If you receive a copyright complaint, it means that access to the content described in the complaint has been restricted. Please take the time to read through our correspondence to you, which includes information on the complaint we received as well as instructions on how to file a counter-notice.

  1. WHAT IF I WANT TO CONTEST THE TAKEDOWN?

If you believe that the materials reported in the copyright complaints were misidentified or removed in error, you may send us a counter-notification(s). A counter-notice is a request for us to reinstate the removed material, and it has legal consequences. Alternatively, you may be able to seek a retraction of the copyright complaint from the reporter.

  1. HOW DO I SEEK A RETRACTION?

The complaint you received includes the contact information of the reporter. You may want to reach out and ask them to retract their notice. The reporter can send retractions to: [email protected] and should include: (1) identification of the material that was disabled, and (2) a statement that the reporter would like to retract their notice. This is the fastest and most efficient means of resolving an unresolved copyright complaint. A retraction is at the sole discretion of the original reporter.

  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU NEED TO PROCESS A COUNTER-NOTICE?

  1. To submit a counter-notice, you will need to provide us with the following information:

  1. A physical or electronic signature (typing your full name will suffice);

  2. 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 (the description from the copyright notice will suffice);

  3. 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; and

  4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification or an agent of such person.

  5. To submit a counter-notice, please respond to our original email notification of the removal and include the required information in the body of your reply as we discard all attachments for security reasons.

  1. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I SUBMIT A COUNTER-NOTICE?

  1. Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice, we will promptly forward a copy to the person who filed the original notice. This means that the contact information that is submitted in your counter-notice will be shared to the person who filed the original notice.

  2. If the copyright owner disagrees that the content was removed in error or misidentification, they may pursue legal action against you. If we do not receive notice within 10 business days that the original reporter is seeking a court order to prevent further infringement of the material at issue, we may replace or cease disabling access to the material that was removed.

  3. We cannot offer any legal advice. Should you have questions, please consult an attorney.

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