RTC Internet is committed
to compliance with U.S. copyright law and expects
all end users, both those who access some of
our Services but do not have accounts (“Visitors”)
as well as those who pay a monthly service fee
to subscribe to the Service (“Customers”),
who access our Services to do the same. RTC
Internet reserves the right to permanently terminate
access for users who are repeat infringers.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
("DMCA") provides recourse for owners
of copyrighted material who believe that their
rights under U.S. copyright law have been infringed
on the Internet. Under the DMCA, copyright owners
may contact the authorized agent of an Internet
service provider to report alleged infringements
of their protected works hosted on the service
provider’s network. Upon receipt of a
properly filed complaint that satisfies DCMA
requirements, RTC Internet will promptly remove
or block access to the allegedly infringing
material.
If a Customer or user of the RTC Internet
Service believes in good faith that a notice
of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed,
such person may submit a counter notice to RTC
Internet. RTC Internet will not be a party to
disputes over alleged copyright infringement.
This information should not be construed as
legal advice to our Customers or Visitors. If
you believe that your copyrights have been infringed,
or if a notice of copyright infringement has
been filed against you, we advise that you seek
legal counsel. We provide this information to
you for informational purposes only.
Notification
of Claimed Copyright Infringement
If you believe that
content hosted by RTC Internet violates your rights
under U.S. copyright law, you may file a copyright
infringement complaint with RTC Internet's designated
agent in the manner described below.
By
Mail:
Copyright
RTC Internet, Inc.
PO Box 869
Ringgold, GA 30736
By
Email:
copyright@catt.com
For your complaint to
be valid under the DMCA, you must provide the
following information when providing notice of
the claimed copyright infringement:
1.
A physical
or electronic signature of a person authorized
to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
2.
Identification
of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
3.
Identification
of the material that is claimed to be infringing
or to be the subject of the infringing activity
and that is to be removed or access to which is
to be disabled as well as information reasonably
sufficient to permit RTC Internet to locate the
material.
4.
Information
reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider
to contact the complaining party, such as an address,
telephone number, and, if available, an electronic
mail address.
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 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
For more details
on the information required for valid notification,
see 17
U.S.C. 512(c) (3).
You should be aware that, under the DCMA,
claimants who make misrepresentations concerning
copyright infringement may be liable for damages
incurred as a result of the removal or blocking
of the material, court costs, and attorneys
fees.
Counter
Notification to Claimed Copyright Infringement
If a notice of copyright
infringement has been filed against you, you may
file a counter notification with RTC Internet's
designated agent at the address listed above.
Such counter notification must contain the following
information:
1.
Physical
or electronic signature.
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.
3.
A statement
under penalty of perjury that the Customer has
a good faith belief that the material was removed
or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4.
Your name,
address, and telephone number, and a statement
that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal
district court for the federal district in which
you are located, and that you will accept service
of process from the complainant.
The following link
will help you create a counter notice should
you choose to do so: Sample
Counter Notice If RTC Internet receives
a valid counter notification, the DMCA provides
that the removed material will be restored,
or access re-enabled.
Please be advised that U.S. copyright law provides
substantial penalties for a false counter notice
filed in response to a notice of copyright infringement.