DMCA

Last Updated: January 29, 2024

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy

Welcome to HCows.com (“the Site”). We at HCows respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect the same respect towards our rights. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c), copyright owners or their agents may submit a takedown notice to us via our designated DMCA Agent listed below. As an internet service provider, HCows.com claims immunity from infringement claims under the “safe harbor” provisions of the DMCA.

Notice of Infringement – Claim

To file a good faith infringement claim with us, the following information must be provided in your notice:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
  3. Identification of the infringing material to be removed, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (please include the URL of the page in question);
  4. Your contact information, including name, address, email address, and phone number;
  5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is unauthorized by the copyright owner; and
  6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Title 17 USC §512(f) provides for civil damage penalties, including costs and attorney fees, against anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents certain information in a notification of infringement under 17 USC §512(c)(3).

Send all takedown notices to our DMCA Agent via our Contact Page or email for prompt attention.

Please be aware that we may share the identity and information in any copyright infringement claim we receive with the alleged infringer.

Counter Notification – Restoration of Material

If you have received a notice of material being taken down due to a copyright infringement claim, you may provide us with a counter notification to have the material restored. This notification must be in writing to our DMCA Agent and contain the following:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature;
  2. A description of the material that was taken down and its original location;
  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;
  4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your location (or if outside the United States, any judicial district in which the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person or company who provided the original infringement notification.

Send your counter notice through our Contact Page. Email is highly recommended.

Repeat Infringer Policy

We take copyright infringement very seriously. In line with the DMCA’s repeat infringer policy requirements, we maintain a list of DMCA notices and make a good faith effort to identify repeat infringers. Those found violating our internal repeat infringer policy will face account termination.

Modifications

HCows.com reserves the right to modify the contents of this page and its policy for handling DMCA claims at any time. We encourage you to review this policy regularly for any changes.

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