Copyright Policy
Effective Date: February 25, 2021
- Empire will respond to all duly authorized notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you believe that a user of Empire’s Services has infringed upon your copyright rights, you may provide Empire with a notice of copyright infringement that complies with § 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Upon receipt of a notice that complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Empire will make a good faith attempt to notify the owner or uploader of the allegedly infringing content so that they can respond with a counter-notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
- All notices of copyright infringement submitted to Empire must contain the following:
- The physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
- Identification of the copyrighted work(s) alleged to have been infringed;
- The location of the copyrighted work(s) on Empire’s website;
- Your contact information, such as an address, telephone number, fax number, or email address;
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the allegedly infringing content is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- Upon receipt of a duly authorized notice of infringement, Empire will undertake reasonable efforts to notify the poster of the allegedly infringing content so that the poster may issue a counter-notification. Counter-notifications must contain the following:
- The physical or electronic signature of the user;
- Identification of the material that has been removed or the location where the material previously appeared;
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed due to mistake or misidentification; and
- The subscriber’s name, address, and telephone number and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the federal district court in which the subscriber is located.
- All notices of infringement may be sent to: Eric Misterovich, Revision Legal, PLLC, 8051 Moorsbridge Rd., Portage, MI 49024, Phone: 269-281-3908, Email: eric@revisionlegal.com.