Copyright Infringement
We respect intellectual property rights and comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. We strive to respond promptly to notices of copyright infringement and, where appropriate, we will remove alleged infringing content and suspend or terminate access to Digest by repeat offenders.
You may submit copyright infringement notifications or counter-notifications to Digest’s Copyright Agent by emailing [email protected], or sending mail to the following address:
Digest, Inc.Attn: Copyright Agent
P.O. Box 1
Kirkland WA 98083
USA
Instructions
If Your Copyrights Are Being Infringed
Submit a Notification to Digest
If you believe that any content that appears on Digest infringes the copyright in a work that you own, please send a notification with all of the following information to Digest’s Copyright Agent (email & address above):
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.
- A description of the work in which you hold a copyright interest which you believe is being infringed.
- A description of the location on Digest where the allegedly infringing material is located.
- Your address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
Next Steps
Upon receipt of a valid copyright infringement notification, we will remove the infringing content and forward the notification to affected parties.
If they reply back to us with a counter-notification, we will forward it to you. You will then have 10 business days to notify us that you are seeking a court order to restrain the user from continuing to infringe upon your copyrights on Digest. If we don’t hear from you, we may replace the removed content 14 business days from our receipt of the counter-notification.
If You Receive a Copyright Infringement Notification
Submit a Counter-Notification to Digest
If you receive a copyright infringement notification from us and believe that the content you posted is not infringing, or that you have appropriate authorization or rights to use it, you may send a counter-notification with all of the following information to Digest’s Copyright Agent (email & address above):
- 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 disabled.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the material.
- Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in the Western District of Washington.
- A statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
Next Steps
We will forward valid copyright infringement counter-notifications to the original complaining party. They then have 10 business days to notify us if they are seeking a court order to restrain you from continuing to infringe upon their copyrights on Digest. If we don’t hear from them, we may replace your removed content 14 business days from our receipt of the counter-notification.