Effective Date: 20th November 2024
At GuyanaCurrentAffairs.com, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy outlines the procedures we follow to address allegations of copyright infringement and ensure compliance with the DMCA.
1. Notice and Takedown Procedure
1.1 Notice of Infringement
If you believe that your copyrighted work has been infringed upon and is accessible on our website, you may submit a notice of infringement by providing the following information to our designated DMCA agent:
- Identification of the copyrighted work: Provide a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
- Identification of the infringing material: Provide the URL or other specific location on our website where the infringing material is located.
- Contact information: Provide your full name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- Statement of belief: Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- Statement of accuracy: Include a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- Signature: Provide a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
1.2 Designated DMCA Agent
Our designated DMCA agent for receiving notices of claimed infringement is:
DMCA Agent
GuyanaCurrentAffairs.com
legal@guyanacurrentaffairs.com
You may also submit a notice of infringement via email to legal@guyanacurrentaffairs.com.
1.3 Response to Notice
Upon receipt of a proper notice of infringement, we will:
- Promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material.
- Notify the user who posted the material of the takedown.
- Provide the user with a copy of the notice of infringement.
- Take reasonable steps to preserve evidence of the allegedly infringing activity.
2. Counter-Notice Procedure
If a user believes that the material was removed or access to it was disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification, they may submit a counter-notice by providing the following information to our designated DMCA agent:
- Identification of the removed material: Provide the URL or other specific location on our website where the material was located before it was removed.
- Contact information: Provide your full name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- Statement of belief: Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
- Statement of consent: Include a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which we may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the notice of infringement or an agent of such person.
- Signature: Provide a physical or electronic signature of the user.
Upon receipt of a proper counter-notice, we will:
- Promptly provide the person who filed the original notice of infringement with a copy of the counter-notice.
- Wait at least 10 business days after providing the copy of the counter-notice to the original filer, or until we receive notice from the original filer that they have filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on our website, whichever is earlier.
- If we do not receive notice from the original filer within the specified time period, we will promptly restore access to the material that was removed or disabled.
3. Repeat Infringer Policy
We have a policy for dealing with repeat infringers. If a user is found to be a repeat infringer, we will take appropriate action, which may include terminating the user’s access to our website.
4. Safe Harbor Compliance
To benefit from the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA, we have registered our designated DMCA agent with the U.S. Copyright Office and will renew this registration every three years to maintain our safe harbor status.
5. Additional Information
5.1 Monitoring and Enforcement
We will monitor our website for potential copyright infringement and take appropriate action to enforce our DMCA Policy. We encourage all users to respect the intellectual property rights of others and to report any suspected infringement to our designated DMCA agent.
5.2 Education and Awareness
We will educate our staff and users about copyright law and the importance of respecting intellectual property rights. We will also provide information about the DMCA Policy and the procedures for submitting notices of infringement and counter-notices.
5.3 Record Keeping
We will keep detailed records of all notices of infringement and counter-notices received, as well as any actions taken in response to such notices.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions or need further assistance regarding our DMCA Policy, please contact our designated DMCA agent at:
DMCA Agent
GuyanaCurrentAffairs.com
legal@guyanacurrentaffairs.com
