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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

The University Of Metaphysical Sciences ("UMS") 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 may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, UMS will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the UMS network or services that are reported to UMS's Designated Copyright Agent, identified below.

This policy outlines the procedures for filing a copyright infringement notice and for filing a counter-notification when your content has been removed due to a copyright claim.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit a written notification ("DMCA Notice") to our Designated Copyright Agent containing substantially the following information:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  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 UMS to locate the material. This should include the specific URL(s) where the allegedly infringing material is located.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit UMS to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.
  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.

Failure to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA may result in your DMCA Notice not being effective.

DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that material you posted on the UMS network was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification ("Counter-Notice") with our Designated Copyright Agent. Your Counter-Notice must contain substantially the following information:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • 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 UMS may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement or an agent of such person.

Failure to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(g)(3) of the DMCA may result in your Counter-Notice not being effective.

Please send all DMCA Notices and Counter-Notices to our Designated Copyright Agent via the contact methods provided on our Contact Us page.