DMCA Counter-Notice Clause Samples

DMCA Counter-Notice. If you believe that the relevant User Content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use such User Content, you may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent at the email or physical address provided in Section 21: • Your physical or electronic signature; • Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled; • A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and • Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court located within Denver, Colorado and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement. If a counter-notice is received by the Copyright Agent, C4C will send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at C4C’s sole discretion. Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Service was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.