Copyright Infringement Dispute Procedure

At TeachTown, Inc. (“TeachTown”) we respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask our users to do the same.  To that end, we may, in appropriate circumstances and in our sole discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may repeatedly infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.  


Notice of Infringement

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide TeachTown’s Copyright Agent the information below.  Please do not send any inquiries unrelated to copyright infringement (e.g., requests for technical assistance or customer service, reports of email abuse etc.) to the contact listed below.   You will not receive a response to such inquiries if sent to this contact.

 

The notice must contain the following information:

  1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
  2. a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
  3. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
  4. your address, telephone number, and email address;
  5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law;
  6. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.

You may submit your notice by mail, email or facsimile to the following address:

Copyright Agent
TeachTown, Inc.

2815 Eastlake Ave E, Suite 300

Seattle, WA  98102

Ph:  (206) 336-5585

Fax:  (206) 336-5586

Email:  agent@teachtown.com

 

Review of Notice

 

The TeachTown Copyright Agent will promptly acknowledge receipt of each infringement notice. If the notice is not in substantially the form described above, the Copyright Agent will attempt to contact the person making the notification or take other reasonable steps to assist in the receipt of notification that substantially complies.  If we remove or block access to the allegedly infringing material, we will attempt to notify the subscriber/user affected by the infringement claim so that he/she may file a counter-notice.

 

The Copyright Agent will keep records required to track repeat offenses, and assure proper review of all reported incidents.

 

Disputing Infringement Claim

 

If you have posted material that is the subject of an infringement claim as described here, you will be provided with notice of such claim.  You may then file a counter-notice disputing the claim.  The notice should be sent to the Copyright Agent as described above and must contain the following information:

 

  1. a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber/user disputing the claim;
  2. 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 access to it was disabled (this information will also be contained in the infringement notice we provided you but you may wish to provide more detail);
  3. a statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber/user has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled. (If you have any permissions for subject materials, please identify them. If you believe materials to be useable under Fair Use Doctrine, please state your case with reference to the four principles of Fair Use);
  4. a statement that the subscriber/user has a good faith belief that use of the material does not infringe the rights of the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law; and
  5. the subscriber/user’s name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the subscriber/user consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the subscriber/user’s address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the subscriber/user will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection.

 

Upon Receipt of Counter-Notice

 

Upon receipt of a counter-notice submitted as described here, the Copyright Agent will arrange prompt restoration of the material unless the party claiming infringement then notifies the Copyright Agent that it has filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement.