SDS International ("SDSI", "We", "Us", "Our") supports the protection of intellectual property, and have established the following policies regarding copyright infringement claims against Our clients.
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), all notifications of claimed copyright infringement on the SDS International. ("SDSI") system or Web site should be sent ONLY to Our Designated Agent.
NOTE: The Following Information is provided solely for notifying SDSI that your copyrighted material may have been infringed.
WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES. THESE INCLUDE MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS FEES INCURRED BY US, BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER'S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.
DO NOT SEND ANY INQUIRIES UNRELATED TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (E.G., REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, REPORTS OF E-MAIL ABUSE, ETC.) TO THE CONTACT LISTED BELOW. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE IF SENT TO THAT CONTACT.
Written notification must be submitted to the following Designated Agent:
SDS International
General Counsel
5770 Rex Mill Creek
Rex, GA 30273
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Fax: (404) 806-0517
Under Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3)(A), the Notification of Claimed Infringement must include ALL of the following:
Upon receipt of notification of a claimed infringement, SDSI will respond expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, regardless of whether the material or activity is ultimately determined to be infringing; if selective action is not possible, SDSI may remove Client account access, or remove the alleged infringer's entire site contents. Should the latter action be necessary, Client understands, acknowledges and agrees that all content stored in Client's account space, will be permanently destroyed without any possibility of recovery.
SDSI will also take reasonable steps to promptly notify the alleged infringer in writing of the claim against him or her, and that it has removed and/or that access to the material has been disabled (see Sections 512(c)(1)(C) and (g) of the DMCA).
COUNTER NOTIFICATION
Upon receipt of notice from SDSI that a claim of infringement has been made and/or that the material has been removed or that access to it has been disabled, the client may provide a Counter Notification.
To be effective, a Counter Notification must meet ALL of the following requirements:
Upon receipt of a Counter Notification from the Subscriber containing the information as outlined above, SDSI will:
CAUTION: Pursuant to Title 17, Section 512(f) of the United States Code, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, shall be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, by any copyright owner or copyright owner's authorized licensee, or by a service provider, who is injured by such misrepresentation, as the result of the service provider relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing, or in replacing the removed material or ceasing to disable access to it.