Copyright Compliance Policy
How to Send a Notice of Alleged Copyright Infringement
Suppose you are a copyright owner (or an agent of the owner) and, in good faith, believe that material on this or any Kaufman & Kaufman website infringes one of your copyrights in that case. In that case, you may notify us utilizing the following procedure. Please consult your legal counsel to confirm these requirements.
Send your notice of infringement to our designated agent for receiving such notifications:
Benjamin P. Zagorski
Kaufman & Kaufman, LLC.
Senior Vice President of Legal and General Counsel
39235 Camelot Way
Avon, Ohio 44011-3629
Phone Number of Designated Agent: +1 (440) 394-1580
Email Address of Designated Agent: r.kaufman@kaufmanandkaufman.com
To be effective, a notification of claimed infringement must be a written communication provided to the agent designated above that includes substantially the following:
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A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
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Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site, covers multiple copyrighted works at a single online site.
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Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or the subject of violating activity, which is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.
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Information is sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
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A statement that the complaining party has 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.
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A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and under penalty of perjury that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right allegedly infringed.
SUPPOSE YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE CONTENT IS INFRINGING. IN THAT CASE, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES, INCLUDING MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS FEES INCURRED BY US BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER’S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.