We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. We may, in appropriate
circumstances and at our discretion, in addition to our other remedies, terminate, discontinue, suspend and/or
restrict the account/profile or ability to access, visit, and/or use the Service of users who infringe the
copyright rights of others, and we may choose to remove, delete, erase, or disable access to Content deemed to
be infringing. It is our policy to terminate the access of repeat infringers.
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any Content infringes upon your copyrights, you
may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by providing our
Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
- 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 claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at
a single online site/page are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity
and that 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;
- Information reasonably sufficient to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available,
an electronic mail (email);
- 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; and
- 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.
Our designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is Brock H. Cooper, 1400 Forum Blvd. Ste. 18 Columbia, MO 65203. email: bcooper [at] vu.com. For clarity, only DMCA notices should go
to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications
should be directed to customer service. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements
of this Section 5(D), your DMCA notice may not be valid.
Counter-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 in your Content, you may send a counter-notice containing the
following information to the Copyright Agent:
- 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 in Columbia, Missouri 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, we may 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,
member 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 our sole discretion.
