DMCA Policy | Vantus Systems

Scope

Vantus respects intellectual property rights and expects users, customers, contributors, and vendors to do the same. This policy applies to Vantus-controlled websites, services, files, accounts, uploads, comments, or other materials where Vantus can remove or disable access to allegedly infringing content.

Maintaining DMCA safe-harbor protection requires both a public policy and a current designated-agent registration with the U.S. Copyright Office when Vantus qualifies as a covered service provider. This public page is not a substitute for that Copyright Office registration.

Copyright agent contact

DMCA notices may be sent to:

A notice should include a mailing address and telephone number for the person submitting the notice. If Vantus maintains a separate Copyright Office directory entry, notices should also be sent using the agent information listed in that directory.

DMCA takedown notice requirements

To submit a notice of claimed infringement, include all of the following:

A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act for the owner.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, for multiple works, a representative list.
Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient for Vantus to locate it.
Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, the owner's agent, or law.
A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act for the owner.

Incomplete notices may delay review. Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing may create liability.

Counter-notices

If your material was removed or disabled because of a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice containing all of the following:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the material removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal or disabling.
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification.
Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address, or the Southern District of Florida if you are outside the United States, and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or that person's agent.

After receiving a valid counter-notice, Vantus may restore the material unless the original complaining party files an action seeking a court order against the user or material.

Repeat infringer policy

Vantus may track valid copyright notices, counter-notices, removals, account identifiers, and related evidence. Vantus may warn, restrict, suspend, or terminate users, customers, accounts, subscriptions, or access rights that repeatedly infringe copyrights or repeatedly submit infringing material. Vantus may also terminate access for a single serious infringement, abusive conduct, fraudulent notice, or activity that creates legal, security, privacy, or safety risk.

Abusive notices and preservation

Vantus may reject abusive, fraudulent, incomplete, duplicative, or legally insufficient notices. Vantus may preserve records needed to investigate, defend, enforce, or comply with legal obligations.

Relationship to other policies

Copyright issues may also involve the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and content-removal obligations described in those policies.