DMCA Policy

DipCDN respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), we will respond expeditiously to valid claims of copyright infringement on content hosted through our service. DipCDN may suspend or terminate accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

Encrypted content and our ability to verify

Assets hosted on DipCDN are delivered in the encrypted Basis Encrypted Extension (.BEE) format and are not decrypted, opened, or inspected by DipCDN in the ordinary course of operating the Service. Because of this, DipCDN generally cannot independently confirm what is inside any given encrypted asset and must rely on the information provided in a Takedown Notice or counter-notice — in particular, the specific asset URL(s) identified, any exemplars of the allegedly infringing material the sender is able to provide from outside the Service, and the sender’s sworn statements of good faith and authority.

When you submit a notice, please identify the exact asset URL(s) at issue and provide as much corroborating context as you reasonably can (for example, where the unencrypted or decrypted form of the work appears elsewhere, links to the authentic work, or screenshots taken from within the BasisVR client). Vague, ambiguous, or site-wide references cannot be processed, because DipCDN has no practical means of surveying encrypted payloads to locate them.

DipCDN’s inability to independently verify the contents of encrypted files does not reduce or waive any of the statutory requirements set forth in this policy, does not excuse the submission of inaccurate or bad-faith notices, and does not limit liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) for knowing material misrepresentations.

Filing an infringement notice

If you are the owner of a copyrighted work (or an agent authorized to act on the owner’s behalf) and you believe in good faith that content accessible through DipCDN infringes that work, you may submit a written notification (a “Takedown Notice”) to our designated agent identified below. All Takedown Notices must substantially comply with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A); notices that do not satisfy each element below may be deemed ineffective and will not result in removal.

Before you submit. DMCA takedown is a serious legal process. Please first consider whether the use you are reporting may be authorized by license, by the copyright owner, or by the doctrine of fair use or another limitation or exception to copyright. As noted in the Misrepresentation warning below, knowingly filing a materially inaccurate Takedown Notice exposes you to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), including damages and attorneys’ fees.

Required contents of the notice. Your Takedown Notice must include each of the following:

• Signature. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
• Identification of the copyrighted work. A clear identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. If multiple works on DipCDN are covered by a single notice, include a representative list of those works. Where applicable, include the registration number and any URL at which the authentic work can be found.
• Identification of the allegedly infringing material. Identification of the material you claim is infringing and that is to be removed or to which access is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate that material. For DipCDN, this ordinarily means the full delivery URL (for example, the complete dipcdn.net/<filename> URL) of each file at issue. General URLs, site-wide references, or category-level descriptions are not sufficient.
• Your contact information. Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and an email address at which we can contact you. If you are acting as an agent, identify the copyright owner you represent and your authority to act on their behalf.
• Good-faith statement. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• Accuracy and authority statement (under penalty of perjury). A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

How to submit. Takedown Notices should be sent in writing by email to our designated agent at [email protected]. A single email per notice is preferred. Please write “DMCA Takedown Notice” in the subject line and attach any supporting documentation. Incomplete, ambiguous, or duplicative notices may be rejected or delayed.

What happens next. Upon receipt of a compliant Takedown Notice, we will review the notice, remove or disable access to the identified material in accordance with our obligations as a service provider, and take reasonable steps to notify the user who uploaded the material that the content was removed pursuant to the DMCA. We may also forward a copy of your notice to the uploader in full, including any identifying information it contains. Repeat infringers are subject to account suspension or termination under our Repeat Infringer Policy: accounts associated with two or more compliant Takedown Notices within any rolling twelve (12) month period may, at DipCDN’s sole discretion, be suspended or terminated and their content permanently deleted, in appropriate circumstances.

Filing a counter-notice

If your content was removed or disabled and you believe, in good faith, that the removal was the result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notice to our designated agent (below). To comply with 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), your counter-notice must include each of the following:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed or to which access was disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled (for example, the CDN URL).
• 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.
• Your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
• 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 the United States, for any judicial district in which DipCDN may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original takedown notice or that person’s agent.

What happens next. Upon receipt of a compliant counter-notice, we will promptly forward a copy to the party who submitted the original takedown notice and inform them that we may restore the removed material in not less than ten (10) and not more than fourteen (14) business days, unless our designated agent first receives notice that the original complainant has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the subscriber from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on our system. Incomplete counter-notices will not be processed.

Misrepresentation warning

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents (i) that content is infringing, or (ii) that content was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, the copyright owner or its authorized licensee, or DipCDN, as a result of our reliance on such misrepresentation. Please ensure your notice or counter-notice is accurate and submitted in good faith before sending it.

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