Introduction
Fireball News respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), we have established the following policy for handling copyright infringement claims.
Notification of Claimed Infringement
If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used on our website in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our designated Copyright Agent with a written notice that includes the following information:
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
- 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 us to locate the material.
- Your contact information, including an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which you may be contacted.
- A statement that you have 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.
- 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.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Designated Copyright Agent
Please send the written notice to our designated Copyright Agent at the following address:
Copyright Agent
Fireball News
Email: editor@fireballnews.com
Counter-Notification
If you believe that the material you posted was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with our Copyright Agent. The counter-notification must include the following information:
- 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 disabled.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
- Your contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Fireball News may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification of the alleged infringement or an agent of such person.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Repeat Infringers
In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable laws, Fireball News has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at Fireball News’s sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Fireball News may also at its sole discretion limit access to the site and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
Modifications
Fireball News reserves the right to modify, alter, or update this DMCA Takedown Policy at any time. Any such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting on this page.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about our DMCA Takedown Policy, please contact us at editor@fireballnews.com.