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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful ("we", "us", or "our") 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), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful service and/or website (the "Site") if such claims are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent identified in the sample notice below.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Site by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent.

Upon receipt of the Notice as described below, Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the Site.

  1. Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice, you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
  2. Identify the material or link you claim is infringing (or the subject of infringing activity) and to which access is to be disabled, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Site or the exact location where such material may be found.
  3. Provide your company affiliation (if applicable), mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
  4. Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
    • "I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use)."
    • "I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed."
  5. Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
  6. Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful's Designated Copyright Agent:

    Designated Copyright Agent:
    [Agent Name - if applicable, or department]
    Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful
    [Physical Address - if applicable]
    [Email Address - if applicable]

    Alternatively, you may send a written communication to our contact page, making sure to include all of the requested information from steps 1-5 above: Contact Us

Counter-Notification to a DMCA Infringement Notice

If you believe that your 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 the material, you may send a Counter-Notification containing the following information to our Designated Copyright Agent.

  • Identify 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 disabled.
  • Provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
  • Include the following statement: "I consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which my address is located, or if my address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful may be found, and I will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification of the alleged infringement."
  • Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."
  • Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
  • Deliver this Counter-Notification, with all items completed, to Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful's Designated Copyright Agent at the address provided in the "Filing a DMCA Notice of Infringement" section above or via our contact page: Contact Us

Upon receipt of a Counter-Notification, Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful may send a copy of the Counter-Notification to the original complaining party informing that person that Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful may replace the removed material or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the Counter-Notification, at Rue The Oil Drum Accident In A Doubtful's sole discretion.