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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Stephen Hawking Epstein respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This DMCA Policy outlines our procedures for addressing alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

It is our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Filing a DMCA Notice

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the service provided by Stephen Hawking Epstein, please notify our Copyright Agent as set forth below. For your notice to be effective under the DMCA, it must be a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  3. 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 Stephen Hawking Epstein to locate the material.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Stephen Hawking Epstein to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
  5. A statement that the complaining party has 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.
  6. 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 that is allegedly infringed.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that your material has been removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with Stephen Hawking Epstein by submitting a written communication to our Copyright Agent (contact details below) that includes substantially the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • 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.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have 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.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Stephen Hawking Epstein may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

Please note that any misrepresentations in your DMCA notice or counter-notification may make you liable for damages, including costs and attorney's fees incurred by Stephen Hawking Epstein or the alleged infringer.

For any DMCA related inquiries, please contact us via our contact page.