Updated: 1/14/2009
Notification of Copyright Infringement
Photobucket respects the intellectual property rights of
others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance
with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"),
the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office
website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf,
Photobucket will respond expeditiously to notices of alleged
infringement that are reported to Photobucket's Designated
Copyright Agent, identified in the sample notice below.
Notices of Alleged Infringement for Content Made
Available Through the Photobucket Site
If you are a copyright owner, 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 Photobucket.com website (the
"Site") by completing the following notice ("Notice")
and delivering it to the Designated Copyright Agent.
DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement ("Notice")
1.
Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or-if
multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice-you may provide
a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have
been infringed.
2.
Identify the material or link you claim is infringing (or the subject
of infringing activity) and that access to which is to be disabled,
including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on
the Photobucket website where such material may be found.
3.
Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available,
email address.
4.
Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
* "I
hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of
the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its
agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use)."
* "I
hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and,
under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on
behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under
the copyright that is allegedly infringed."
5.
Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical
signature.
Deliver
this Notice, with all items completed, to Photobucket's Designated
Copyright Agent:
Copyright Agent
Photobucket.com, Inc.
PO Box 13003
Denver, CO 80201
abuse@photobucket.com
Fax: (303) 395-1165
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Photobucket does not permit copyright infringing activities
through its services and will, if properly notified that
content infringes, remove or disable access to such content.
Photobucket reserves the right to remove or disable access
to content without prior notice. In appropriate
circumstances, Photobucket will also terminate users whom it
determines to be repeat infringers.
Counter Notices
A poster of allegedly infringing material may make a counter
notice pursuant to Sections 512(g)(2) and 512(g)(3) of the
DMCA. When Photobucket receives a counter notice, it may
reinstate the material in question. To provide a counter
notice to us, please return the following form to the
Photobucket Copyright Agent.
COUNTER NOTICE
1.
Identification of the material that has been removed or to which
access has been disabled on the Photobucket service and the location
at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it
was disabled:
2. A
statement as follows: "I hereby state under penalty of perjury that I
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."
3. Your
name, address, telephone number and, if available, email address:
4. I
hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for
the judicial district in which my address is located or, if my address
is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which
Photobucket may be found, and I will accept service of process from
the complaining party who notified Photobucket of the alleged
infringement or an agent of such person.
5. Your
physical or electronic signature (full legal
name):____________________________
The
Counter Notice should be delivered to the following Designated
Copyright Agent of Photobucket:
Copyright Agent
Photobucket.com, Inc.
PO Box 13003
Denver, CO 80201
abuse@photobucket.com
Fax: (303) 395-1165
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Subpoenas
Photobucket may be required to disclose information to
individuals asserting rights under the DMCA. You hereby
authorize Photobucket to release information about you if
required by law or subpoena, without notice to you.
You agree that you, and not Photobucket, are responsible for
any violations of any intellectual property rights in any
content that you upload to the Site.
Notification of Trademark Infringement
If you believe that your trademark (the "Infringed
Mark") is being used by a user in a way that
constitutes trademark infringement, please provide
Photobucket's Copyright Agent (specified above) with the
following information:
1. Your physical or electronic signature, or a physical or
electronic signature of a person authorized to act on your
behalf;
2. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Photobucket
to contact you or your authorized agent, including a name,
address, telephone number and, if available, an email
address;
3. Identification of the Infringed Mark(s) claimed to have
been infringed, including (i) for registered Infringed
Marks, a copy of each relevant federal trademark
registration certificate or (ii) for common law Infringed
Marks, evidence sufficient to establish the time period and
geographic area in which the Infringed Mark has been used by
you;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Photobucket
to identify the use being challenged;
5. A statement that you have not authorized the challenged
use, and that you have a good-faith belief that the
challenged use is not authorized by law; and
6. A statement that the information in the notification is
accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the
Infringed Mark owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of
the Infringed Mark owner.
Upon receipt of notice as described above, Photobucket will
confirm the existence of the Infringed Mark on the Site,
notify the Registered User who posted the Infringed Mark,
and take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems
appropriate, including removal of the Infringed Mark from
the Site. A Registered User may respond to notice of
takedown by showing either (a) that the Infringed Mark has
been cancelled, or has expired or lapsed or (b) that the
Registered User has a trademark registration, an unexpired
license covering the use, or some other relevant right to
the Infringed Mark. If the Registered User succeeds in
showing either (a) or (b) then Photobucket will not remove
the Infringed Mark. If Photobucket decides to comply with a
takedown request, it will do so within a commercially
reasonable time after receipt of the notice.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Photobucket will comply as
appropriate with the terms of any court order relating to
alleged trademark infringement on the Site.
Rights of Publicity and Use of Name or Likeness
Photobucket respects the rights of individuals to exploit
their own name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness and
prohibits its users from posting Content that would
otherwise misappropriate a third party's right of publicity.
If you think that your right of publicity is being
misappropriated as a result of the content on the Site,
please provide Photobucket's Copyright Agent (specified
above) with the following information:
1. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Photobucket
to identify the Content containing your likeness;
2. Your name, address, telephone number and, if available,
your email address;
3. A statement that you, or in the case of a minor, your
parent or legal guardian, (the "Authorizing Party")
has not authorized the challenged use, and that the use is
not otherwise authorized by law; and
4. A statement that the information in the notification is
accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the
Authorizing Party or that you are authorized to act on
behalf of the Authorizing Party.
Upon receipt of notice as described above, Photobucket will
take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems
appropriate, including removal of the challenged use from
the Site, with notice to the Registered User in question,
unless, prior to such removal, the Registered User in
question sufficiently demonstrates that he or she has
appropriate authorization or consent to use your likeness.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Photobucket will comply as
appropriate with the terms of any court order relating to
the behavior of the challenged party identified in such
court order.
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